Can a judge be recusal under section 455(a) of the Criminal Code where he or she owns a small percentage of shares in a crime victim?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from US v. Lauersen, 343 F.3d 604 (2nd Cir. 2003):

After section 455 was amended to require recusal when a judge's impartiality could reasonably be questioned, two circuits ruled that ownership of a small percentage of shares of a crime victim did not meet the section 455(a) standard for recusal. United States v. Rogers, 119 F.3d 1377, 1384 (9th Cir.1997) (judge was one of millions of shareholders of defrauded bank); United States v. Sellers, 566 F.2d 884, 887 (4th Cir.1977) (judge and family owned less than .04 percent of stock of robbed bank); see United States v. Nobel, 696 F.2d 231, 235-36 (3d Cir.1982) (recusal required where judge had "substantial" interest in crime victim).

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