When a judge recuses herself from a court case, does she resign from the bench?

Recuse: To disqualify or seek to disqualify from participation in a decision on grounds such as prejudice or personal involvement.

In this case, I do not know what the US thought that Taylor meant, perhaps that he was willing to recuse himself from the political peace negotiations with the LURD.

My guess is that the prosecution wants to demonstrate how Taylor plays fast and loose with the truth. I suspect they will seek to demonstrate a number of occasions when Taylor has lied to the court.

Judges don’t like to be lied to.

I’d love to get your take on the trial this week. If after years of preparation the prosecution for the third day in a row can’t get their strategy right then we all have reason to be perplexed.

As to the Taylor’s reference of stating to George Bush his intent to resign, simple English 101 dictates that “recusing oneself from the political process” means resign. Besides this is not in the indictment period and by the prosecutor opening with this, It shows why many believe this trial to be political.

If for argument sake you want to attack the credibility of the witness, there are more pertinent issues in the indictment period that Taylor could be grilled on. Please let me know your thoughts on the prosecution’s strategy because it looks like they could use your help at the moment.