Is a judge required to recuse himself for nonextrajudicial reasons?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Dubin, 133 F.3d 929 (9th Cir. 1997):

2. A judge is only required to recuse himself for nonextrajudicial reasons "in the rarest circumstances." Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 555 (1994).

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