What is the test for allegations of personal bias against a federal judge?
federal, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In re Basham, 208 BR 926 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 1997):
An allegation of personal bias must be based on an "extrajudicial source and result in an opinion on the merits on some basis other than what the judge learned from his participation in the case." United States v. Grinnell Corp., 384 U.S. 563, 583, 86 S.Ct. 1698, 1710, 16 L.Ed.2d 778 (1966).
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