# SCOTUS: Who decides a case when (almost) all judges have to recuse themselves?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 10, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-who-decides-a-case-when-almost-all-judges-have-to-recuse-themselves/665872 "2013-08-10T14:43:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![lawbuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@lawbuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawbuff)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-who-decides-a-case-when-almost-all-judges-have-to-recuse-themselves/665872/21 "2013-08-13T14:47:26Z")

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> [@Darth\_Panda](#):
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> So if you murder a Supreme Court Justice in DC, then there’s no chance of an appeal to the highest court?

If a Petition for Certiorari were filed after conviction after the court of appeals heard it, the SC could simply REFUSE to grant to hear it.

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