Image via Wikipedia This is some authority I compiled for one of my cases on whether a judge must recuse himself (disqualify himself from hearing a case) as soon as he learns he has an interest in the case even though no motion asking him to recuse himself has been filed. What I learned is, [...]

When I realized the judge had just used his official position to benefit himself I put together a motion for substitution of judge based on breach of fiduciary duty principles. Here are some more of the facts I incorporated into that motion: 17. That this Court’s failure to follow Code of Judicial Conduct Canon 3A(1) [...]