A federal judge overseeing the New Orleans Roman Catholic bankruptcy recused himself in a late-night reversal that came a week after an Associated Press report showed he donated tens of thousands of dollars to the archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church in the case involving nearly 500 clergy sex abuse victims. #legal

https://apnews.com/article/b2e411fed1907620b8b4137fde48c009

Judge recuses himself from overseeing Catholic bankruptcy

A federal judge overseeing the New Orleans Roman Catholic bankruptcy recused himself in a late-night reversal that came a week after an Associated Press report showed he donated tens of thousands of dollars to the archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church in the case involving nearly 500 clergy sex abuse victims.

Associated Press

@GottaLaff So much sleaze in the judiciary that my sense of outrage is getting numbed.

This guy was fine ruling on cases for a party he supported with $36k and by being on a related board?? Sadly, he's following the SCOTUS example.

If the rules leave any doubt this should not be okay, and judges need stronger disclosure requirements with teeth, this case proves it.

Edit- actually $50K of support. The $36K as only one example.