SECTION 11. Mandatory inhibition - Code of Judicial Conduct / Ethics

SECTION 11. Mandatory inhibition. - A judge shall inhibit from participating in any proceeding under any of the following when:

Item Description Amount

(a)

The judge has gained personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning the proceeding;

(b)

The judge previously served as counsel or was a material witness, in the matter in controversy;

(c)

The counsel or witness in a pending matter before the judge:

(i)

is the judge's former associate. An associate shall include former partners or coworkers in an office, whether public or private; and

(ii)

the said associate had already been engaged in the action during their association;

(d)

The judge, or a member of the judge's family, has a financial interest in the outcome of the matter in controversy;

(e)

The judge served as executor, administrator, guardian, or trustee in the case or matter in controversy, or with respect to the subject matter thereof;

(f)

The judge's ruling in a lower court or that of the judge's relative within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity is the subject of the present review;

(g)

The judge is related by consanguinity or affinity to a party litigant within the sixth civil degree or to counsel within the fourth civil degree; or

(h)

The judge's spouse or child has a financial interest as heir, legatee, creditor, fiduciary, or the like in the subject matter in controversy, or in a juridical party to the proceeding, or has any other interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceedings.

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SECTION 11. Mandatory inhibition - Code of Judicial Conduct / Ethics

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Item	Description	Amount
(a)	The judge has gained personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning the proceeding;

(b)	The judge previously served as counsel or was a material witness, in the matter in controversy;

(c)	The counsel or witness in a pending matter before the judge:

	(i)	is the judge's former associate. An associate shall include former partners or coworkers in an office, whether public or private; and

	(ii)	the said associate had already been engaged in the action during their association;

(d)	The judge, or a member of the judge's family, has a financial interest in the outcome of the matter in controversy;

(e)	The judge served as executor, administrator, guardian, or trustee in the case or matter in controversy, or with respect to the subject matter thereof;

(f)	The judge's ruling in a lower court or that of the judge's relative within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity is the subject of the present review;

(g)	The judge is related by consanguinity or affinity to a party litigant within the sixth civil degree or to counsel within the fourth civil degree; or

(h)	The judge's spouse or child has a financial interest as heir, legatee, creditor, fiduciary, or the like in the subject matter in controversy, or in a juridical party to the proceeding, or has any other interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceedings.