Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine says he won't recuse himself from redistricting lawsuits

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Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine says he won’t recuse himself from redistricting lawsuits involving his father, Gov. Mike DeWine


COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine says he doesn’t plan to recuse himself from hearing a trio of lawsuits challenging new state House and Senate districts that his father, Gov. Mike DeWine, voted to approve.

Justice DeWine has recused himself at times from lawsuits involving decisions made by his father, including as recently as last month, when, saying he wanted to “avoid the appearance of impropriety,” he decided to withdraw from a case challenging Gov. DeWine’s decision to end enhanced federal unemployment benefits. In May, he did the same on a case challenging Gov. DeWine’s coronavirus-related restrictions, citing his father’s “extensive personal involvement” on the issue.

But in the redistricting cases, Justice DeWine said his father was just one of seven members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, which approved the maps.

“He has considerably less influence over the [commission] than he would over a [department] of state government,” Justice DeWine wrote in a text message. “Moreover, he is not [a] member of the legislature and the district lines do not affect him personally. As a consequence, there is no basis for me to recuse myself.”

Read more: https://www.cleveland.com/open/2021/09/ohio-supreme-court-justice-pat-dewine-says-he-wont-recuse-himself-from-redistricting-lawsuits-involving-his-father-gov-mike-dewine.html

[samplegirl]

1. Lots of people in Ohio

liked Dewine especially his handling of Covid. He’s still a Republican that walks in line.

[True Blue American]

5. That is basically all DeWine did and

He kissed up to Trump to get supplies.

[FBaggins]

2. Could cause him trouble later

There will certainly be other cases where the governor IS significantly involved. He’s creating a standard for judging future recusal decisions

[bucolic_frolic]

3. This society needs to enact and codify strict rules for recusal at all levels

There is far too much insiderism playing out everywhere, and it's not just the judiciary. Fiduciary, accounting, business too.

[True Blue American]

4. Pat DeWine might consider the ethics rules of a Judge.

Problem is they are trying to go around the Constitutional amendment creating an unbiased Committee to redistrict that Ohioans voted on twice. I can only hope those angry Busckeye’s who were so fed up they hand delivered 1.3 million signatipures to get this on the ballot! Voted for overwhelmingly. This was started with Kasich trying to kill public Unions. They lost, but are trying again with his own son passing judgement.

DeWine, his fellow Republicans are part of the most corrupt Government ever in Ohio.

[Ninga]

6. Yes, association with corrupt First Energy at the top of the list....

[True Blue American]

7. Mike signed that Bribery bill.( I hate SC!)

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And now they are pulling every dirty trick they can so stay in office.

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/state/firstenergy-admits-it-controlled-dark-money-group-started-by-dewine-aide

https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2021/08/gov-dewines-longstanding-firstenergy-ties-imperil-his-political-future-brent-larkin.html

https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/firstenergy-pumped-1m-into-backing-dewine-records-show/ZHCCGM5E6JB4RDNKUKZK7KYKEQ/

[Ninga]

8. Yes!