Recusal as Remedy: Disincentivizing Donors

• In Event: Public Perceptions of Judicial Institutions

Brief Overview

Recusal rules are, in part, designed to avoid the appearance of bias in judicial decision making. We evaluate whether such rules also disincentivize potential donors to judicial campaigns by negating their potential goal of influencing decisions.

Authors

• Sara C. Benesh, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• Benjamin D Edelstein, Marquette University Law School