§455. Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate judge — Inbound Citations
28 U.S.C. § 455
Cited by 4 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 28 U.S.C. § 455 as a whole
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(b) Each person serving as a neutral in an alternative dispute resolution process should be qualified and trained to serve as a neutral in the appropriate alternative dispute resolution process. For this purpose, the district court may use, among others, magistrate judges who have been trained to serve as neutrals in alternative dispute resolution processes, professional neutrals from the private sector, and persons who have been trained to serve as neutrals in alternative dispute resolution processes. Until such time as rules are adopted under chapter 131 of this title relating to the disqualification of neutrals, each district court shall issue rules under section 2071(a) relating to the disqualification of neutrals (including, where appropriate, disqualification under section 455 of this title, other applicable law, and professional responsibility standards).
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(2) Disqualification. A master must not have a relationship to the parties, attorneys, action, or court that would require disqualification of a judge under 28 U.S.C. § 455, unless the parties, with the court’s approval, consent to the appointment after the master discloses any potential grounds for disqualification.
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(A) the master files an affidavit disclosing whether there is any ground for disqualification under 28 U.S.C. § 455; and
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(c) Section 455 of title 28 shall apply to judges and proceedings of the Court.