| Litigants: | Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Lavoie |
| Decidedate: | April 22 |
| Decideyear: | 1986 |
| Fullname: | Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Lavoie |
| Usvol: | 475 |
| Uspage: | 813 |
| Oralargument: | https://www.oyez.org/cases/1985/84-1601 |
| Holding: | The Due Process Clause requires state supreme court justices to recuse themselves from cases in which they have a direct, personal, substantial, and pecuniary interest in the outcome. |
| Majority: | Burger |
| Notparticipating: | Stevens |
Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Lavoie, 475 U.S. 813 (1986), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the Due Process Clause requires state supreme court justices to recuse themselves from cases in which they have a direct, personal, substantial, and pecuniary interest in the outcome.[1] [2]