Congress could not have intended such an unworkable recusal statute. Outside the judicial system, the concept of recusal is also applied in administrative agencies. Laws or court rules provide the recusal of judges. The marriage case was put on hold, pending the outcome of the recusal request. Judge Banning refuses to accept Russell's recusal and threatens to end his career. Concepts analogous to recusal also exist in the legislative branch. Although the details vary, the following are nearly universal grounds for recusal. "When this case came to me, I didn't focus on recusal," he said. He said that the recusal forms are different.