Justice Crooks "eager to damage" Justice Prosser

Or so claims an overly paranoid Justice Prosser.

Now that's one for the annals of ridiculous "defenses."

This motion [to recuse] expects that Justice Crooks will understand that he cannot participate as a judge in this case.

Well, yeah, he probably understands that he may not sit on the panel.

Good grief. Republicans have no principles, "conservative" or otherwise.
Apart from saving their own asses from any consequences, of course.