The U.S. Supreme Court appeared wary on Monday about establishing a broad constitutional standard for determining when judges should recuse themselves—a rule that could bind the high court’s justices, too.

The justices heard arguments in Williams v. Pennsylvania, a death-sentence challenge brought by inmate Terrance Williams. In December 2014, Williams’ sentence was reinstated by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court even though its chief justice was the same person who, decades earlier as a district attorney, signed off on seeking the death penalty in the first instance.

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