People ex rel. A.G.

I. Introduction

In this case, we review a judicial disqualification issue raised by the court of appeals' decision to reverse and remand a district court order terminating the parental rights of the respondent, C.M. ("Mother"). In its review of the termination hearing, the court of appeals held that the trial judge should have recused himself on the grounds that his clerk was the mother of a material witness in the case. Although the court of appeals held that the judge should have been disqualified, Mother's lateness in filing the motion for disqualification prompted the court to conclude…