fovere consimilem causam
fovere consimilem causam (foh-veer-ee k[schwa]n-sim-[schwa]-l[schwa]m kaw-z[schwa]m). [Law Latin] Hist. To favor a similar case. • A judge who is disqualified for having a personal interest in a case may also be disqualified in a later case if the ruling in the former case could affect the ruling in the latter.