U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s mysterious recusal in a bankruptcy case may have been triggered by his son Justin’s professional prominence in a financial field affected by the case.
Kennedy did not recuse when the court granted review in RadLAX Gateway Hotel v. Amalgamated Bank last December. But he surprised advocates by bowing out of the case on argument day April 23 and did not participate in the May 29 decision. Like other justices, Kennedy does not publicly explain the reasons for his recusals.
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