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UPDATE 1-U.S. gay judge never thought to drop marriage case | Reuters
Do you think that the proponents of Prop 8 will bring up Retired Judge Walker's sexual orientation in appeal? Should Walker have recused himself and why?
In case anyone is interested, here is Walker's full ruling...
California Prop 8 Ruling (August 2010)
If you feel that Walker's sexual orientation somehow marred his judgment, then could you please point it out?
SAN FRANCISCO, April 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. judge who struck down California's gay marriage ban never considered his own homosexuality as a reason to recuse himself from the case, he said on Wednesday.
Former U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's comments were his first on what legal observers have been been intensely -- but quietly -- discussing since the blockbuster case was filed. Some wondered whether his sexual orientation would affect his decision and how it would be received.
However the group defending California's gay marriage ban, Proposition 8, refrained from raising the issue in court. Walker eventually struck down Prop 8 as unconstitutional, and the case is currently on appeal.
Do you think that the proponents of Prop 8 will bring up Retired Judge Walker's sexual orientation in appeal? Should Walker have recused himself and why?
In case anyone is interested, here is Walker's full ruling...
California Prop 8 Ruling (August 2010)
If you feel that Walker's sexual orientation somehow marred his judgment, then could you please point it out?