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OCR: bias personally acquired, as opposed to judicial bias United States Grinmell Corp 384 U.S 563, 583 (1966) r 1974. Congress amended 455 "improve judi cial machinery broaden[ing] and clarify[ing] the grounds for judicial disqualification. House Report 6357. Section 455 provides, 1n pertinent part, Any justice, judge, or magistrate the United States shall disqualify himself ir AUE proceeding ir which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned. 28 U.S. 455(a) Section 455(a) as amended abandoned the "duty sit rule, which urged judges resolve questions of recusal in favor "duty House Report at 6355. The new 455a requires :1 judge to recuse hersclf ir proceeding in which her impartiality might reasorably be questioned 28 U.S.C 455(a) Indeed, 455a recognizes that the appearance impartiality 1 ...