Legal Opinion
Prince v. Prince
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 23, 2015No. 2015-07703PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Edward A. Marón, J.), dated August 18, 2015. The order, insofar as appealed from, denied that branch of the defendant’s motion which was for recusal.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
“Absent a legal disqualification under Judiciary Law § 14, a court is the sole arbiter of the need for recusal, and its decision is a matter of discretion and personal conscience” (Matter of O’Donnell v Goldenberg, 68 AD3d 1000, 1000 [2009]; see People v Moreno, 70 NY2d 403, 405-406 [1987]; Hayes v Barroga-Hayes, 117…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. MorenoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Imre v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- O'Donnell v. GoldenbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Hayes v. Barroga-HayesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
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