Can a judge recuse themselves and not hear a matter?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from A.N.B. v. Hancock, 2013 ABQB 97 (CanLII):
The test for when a judge should recuse themselves and not hear a matter is provided in Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada, 2003 SCC 45 (CanLII) at para. 60, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 259, and asks whether an informed person, viewing the matter realistically and practically, and having thought through the matter, would conclude that it is more likely than not that a judge, whether consciously or unconsciously, would not decide it fairly.
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