California Supreme Court justices recuse themselves in buildings-sale case

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All the justices on the California Supreme Court have recused themselves from hearing the controversial case of the sale of two dozen state buildings because the high court itself is housed in one of the properties in the transaction.

Now, the state will appoint a seven-member panel of appeals court judges to act in their stead to potentially rule on the case. The new "pro tempore" Supreme Court will be selected alphabetically this week from a list of appeals court judges, said Lynn Holton, a spokeswoman for the court.

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