Labels:book | reckoner | sky | tree OCR: only when a judge's impartiality might "reasonably" be questioned. 28 U.S.C. 455 ma itter of law, not reasonable tc question judge's impar- tiality hased his adverse rulings judi icial proceedings. WHEN CONGRESS REVISED SECTION 455 IN 1974 T4 D}D NOT ELIMINATE THE LONGSTAND- ING REQUIREMENT THAT BIAS MUST HAVE AN EXTRAJUDICIAL SOURCE ORDER TQ REOUIRE RECUSAL Prior t.he amendment of Section 455 ir 1974 federal law provided two routes by which litigants could seek recusal or disqualifi.cation federal judges. Disqualification for bias DI prejudice was governed by 28 U.S.C. 144 (1970) disqua lification for confliet interest financial TO otherwise was governed by 28 U.S.C. 455 (1970) See App.. ifre 1g. Under Section 144. it has long been established that "[t]hc alleged bias and prejudice be dis ...
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