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Bard spotting on Bluesky 26 December 2024 
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Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):
There are a lot of people talking past one another about the employment history of the judge & her spouse.
Whether or not there actually exists a conflict of interest (which is beyond my authority to say), there exists an
Appearance of Impropriety
And that should suffice for a recusal.
BUT
Kathryn Tewson (@kathryntewson.bsky.social):
There is not an appearance of impropriety under the rules, and there are no grounds for recusal here. This just isn't true.
Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):
As I rambled, I eventually got to the point I was trying to make: It's Political, beyond the scope of rules of how to run a courtroom, to the scope of "Mobs and mobsters don't care if there's a technicality". We are at the point that people don't care abt the rules.
Kathryn Tewson (@kathryntewson.bsky.social):
OK. There is nothing here that supports a recusal, not of any kind. Judges are actively discouraged from recusing under these circumstances. Please, please stop spreading the misinformation that the judge "should" recuse.
Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):
Thank you.
Kathryn Tewson (@kathryntewson.bsky.social):
(the reason why judges are discouraged from recusal under these circumstances is because it genuinely compromises the independence of the judiciary to allow baseless public outcry to steer judicial assignments)
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Nop 🍉 KITTY IN BIO 🐱 (@voxexsinister.bsky.social):
lol. bullshit. "Caeser's wife must not just be beyond reproach, but must appear beyond reproach."
Kathryn Tewson (@kathryntewson.bsky.social):
The "appearance of impropriety" standard isn't based on what a straw poll of the partly informed man-in-the-street would believe, but on what a reasonable person who understands all the relevant facts and context would believe. In the absence of that reasonable belief, recusal is not permitted.
Nop 🍉 KITTY IN BIO 🐱 (@voxexsinister.bsky.social):
lol, get fricked. Rich arseholes love changing the 'rules', but perception is still what matters.
Kathryn Tewson (@kathryntewson.bsky.social):
This isn't a changing of the rules. It's been this way for a century, and for very good reason. Why are you guys so fired up to insist that the court should have broken the law and violated Luigi's rights?
Nop 🍉 KITTY IN BIO 🐱 (@voxexsinister.bsky.social):
Luigi is a fricking hero. It's a shame he didn't take out more of you privileged scumbags.
Kathryn Tewson (@kathryntewson.bsky.social):
Then why do you want his rights violated so badly?
Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):
I draw a line at death threats. My apologies. That conversation in my mentions is over. Have a good night.
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If only you could put that energy into your relationships
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