05-04-2014, 10:59 PM
In that theoretical case, wouldn't Earl Warren have had to recuse
himself? He hesitated to take on the job of running the commission
for various reasons (as we know), and one stated reason was
the objection to sitting Supreme Court members serving in other
areas on which they might have to rule (the Robert Jackson Nuremberg
Trials precedent was raised). Quite likely that was not Warren's
principal concern, especially with Oswald dead, but it was
a matter of concern. The fact that the Ruby legal proceedings overlapped
the commission's work caused problems.
himself? He hesitated to take on the job of running the commission
for various reasons (as we know), and one stated reason was
the objection to sitting Supreme Court members serving in other
areas on which they might have to rule (the Robert Jackson Nuremberg
Trials precedent was raised). Quite likely that was not Warren's
principal concern, especially with Oswald dead, but it was
a matter of concern. The fact that the Ruby legal proceedings overlapped
the commission's work caused problems.