Specifying Grounds for Judicial Disqualification in Federal Courts

Authors

Leslie W. Abramson, University of Louisville School of LawFollow

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. Specific Statutory Grounds for Disqualification ... A. Personal Bias or Prejudice ... 1. Comments in Court or to Third Parties ... 2. Familiarity with Proceedings ... 3. Judge as "Adversary" of Party ... 4. Bias toward Counsel ... B. Relationships and Interests ... 1. Past Private Relationships ... 2. Prior Government Employment ... 3. Family Relationships ... 4. Financial and Other Interests ... 5. Law Clerks: Another "Bright-Line" Standard?

III. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Leslie W. Abramson, Specifying Grounds for Judicial Disqualification in Federal Courts, 72 Neb. L. Rev. (1993)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol72/iss4/5