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A judge may recuse himself or herself, or refuse to participate in deciding a case, because of a special interest in the outcome that could influence his or her decision. The term recuse is derived from the Latin word recusare, which means “to refuse.” Chief Justice John Marshall, for example, recused himself in the case of Martin v. Hunter's Lessee (1816) because he had served as attorney to one of the parties (Martin) in an earlier phase of the case. In addition, he had a financial stake in the outcome of the case.
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