recesses

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For example, unlike other courts, there is no substitute justice available to fill in when a justice recuses himself or herself.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2022

Roberts noted in 2011 that the Supreme Court is different from lower courts because no one can step in if a justice recuses.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2022

She said that she doesn’t see her relationship as a conflict of interest, and that she recuses herself when “there is something that could stand in the way of me doing my job objectively.”

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2021

Kim Foxx, the Cook County state attorney, recuses herself from the investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2019

Then he recuses himself, apologizes and sends the U.S.

From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2017