Pinnick v. Corboy is a similar case here in Illinois. In Pinnick, the sums of money are, by and large, much smaller, but the impartiality of not one but four of the seven Illinois Supreme Court justices — a majority — has been called into question. All four justices were asked to recuse themselves, and refused.
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“According to Boyle’s motion, Fitzgerald has received over $52,000 from Corboy & Demetrio partners, Freeman $5,000, Thomas over $16,000, and Burke and her husband, Alderman Edward Burke, over $25,500.
The Supreme Court, says the petition, should “review the Order of the Supreme Court of Illinois denying recusal and, ultimately…vacate the Order and remand the matter to the Illinois Supreme Court for reconsideration in light of this Court’s anticipated decision [in Caperton v. Massey Coal]… Or the Court should decide that as a matter of due process these four Justices were required to recuse themselves from this proceeding…”
