American Bar Association (ABA)
Amicus Curiae
H. Thomas Wells, Jr., Counsel of Record H. Thomas Wells, Jr., is president of the ABA and a partner and founding member of the law firm Maynard, Cooper & Gale. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on January 5, 2009.The integrity of the judicial process requires that judges avoid both actual bias and the reasonable appearance of bias so as to preserve confidence in the fairness and impartiality of judicial determinations. Few actions jeopardize public trust in the judicial process more than a judge’s failure to recuse…
