The following excerpt is from In re Sunedison, Inc., Case No. 16-10992 (SMB) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2016):
Section 455(b)(5)(iii) mandates disqualification if the judge's spouse has "an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding." Even if my wife were still an equity partner in Weil, there is no per se rule that requires disqualification where the judge's spouse or other person within the third degree of relationship is an equity partner in the law firm representing a party in the case. In Pashaian v. Eccelston Props., Ltd., 88 F.3d 77 (2d Cir.
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