Legal Opinion
Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 17, 1988No. 86-957PublishedCited by 1,791 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
In 1974 Congress amended the Judicial Code “to broaden and clarify the grounds for judicial disqualification.” 88 Stat. 1609. The first sentence of the amendment provides:
*850“Any justice, judge, or magistrate of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.” 28 U. S. C. § 455(a), as amended.
In the present case, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concluded that a violation of § 455(a) is established when a reasonable person, knowing the relevant facts, would expect that a justice, judge, or magistrate knew of…
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