Law Profs’ Suit Targets Secrecy in Discipline Cases Against Prosecutors; Recusal in the Maxwell Case

Stephen Gillers and Barbara S. Gillers discuss the apparent failure of disciplinary committees in New York and elsewhere to discipline prosecutors even after judges have criticized them. They then discuss whether Judge Alison Nathan of the Southern District of New York should be recused from presiding over the Ghislaine Maxwell trial because Senator Chuck Schumer has announced that he is recommending her appointment to the Second Circuit.

Stephen is the Elihu Root Professor of Law and Barbara is an Adjunct Professor of Law, both at New York University School of Law.

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Reference List for Podcast #9: Law Profs’ Suit Targets Secrecy in Discipline Cases Against Prosecutors; Recusal in the Maxwell Case

Civil Rights Corps et al. v. Georgia Pestana, et al, U.S. District Court for the S.D.N.Y. 21 Civ. 09128-VM (filed 11/04/21)

Stephen Gillers, Lowering the Bar: How Lawyer Discipline in New York Fails to Protect the Public, 17 N.Y.U. J. of Legislation & Public Policy 485 (2014).

28 U.S.C. 455(a)