At the Midyear Meeting of the Conference of Chief Justices in Sea Island, Georgia, CCL’s Robert S. Peck led a January 29 discussion of issues concerning judicial disqualification among chief justices from the various states. Part of the conversation concerned the language of a resolution, considered by the chief justices the following morning.  At their January 30 business meeting, the Conference unanimously approved a resolution that urged “members to establish procedures that incorporate a transparent, timely, and independent review for determining a party’s motion for judicial disqualification/recusal.”  States have a variety of constitutional provisions, statutes, and court-promulgated rules that govern disqualification and recusal in the courts. Many existing rules do not cover the state’s highest courts, which often deal with the issue only by custom. The resolution may cause judiciaries in some states to review their existing approaches and consider more formal procedures.