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Texas judge who bought Tesla stock won’t recuse himself from X v. Media Matters (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There are plenty of judges without this conflict of interest available. They recuse themselves because ethically it is what is right. There is no shame, it is normal procedure.

A judge who has a large investment should not rule on a case that they have a financial interest in. Even if you believe they could remain impartial it breeds distrust in the process.

So you are arguing they should prove 100% that their claim is true but that is not how it works. Corruption is a real issue and your hand waving isn't making it go away.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 4 months ago

You're treating the fact this is a conflict of interest as a foregone conclusion, and I'm not convinced the link between the two is strong enough to be a concern.