Is a judge required to disqualify himself if his impartiality might reasonably be questioned?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Nelson, In re, 29 F.3d 633 (9th Cir. 1994):

A judge is required to disqualify himself if his impartiality might reasonably be questioned, see 28 U.S.C. Sec. 455(a), or if he has a personal bias or prejudice against a party, see id. Sec. 455(b)(1). Judicial remarks made during the course of a proceeding that are critical or hostile to a party or his case ordinarily will not support a bias or partiality claim unless they reveal an extrajudicial source for the opinion, or "such a high degree of favoritism or antagonism as to make fair judgment impossible." Liteky v. United States, 114 S.Ct. 1147, 1157 (1994).

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