In Re Complaint of Judicial Misconduct

ORDER

KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:

Complainant argues that the subject judge, who was assigned to his criminal case, was biased against him because the judge had been the victim of a “crime ... nearly identical to those charged in [complainant’s] case.” Complainant filed a motion for recusal in his criminal case that was referred to another judge, who found no evidence of prejudice and denied the motion.

Complainant now files a misconduct complaint against the subject judge. Complainant alleges that the subject judge committed misconduct by failing to disqualify himself from complainant’s case because…