Opinion ID: 1872176
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Heading: aba model code of judicial conduct

Text: MCR 2.003(B)(6) is consistent with the American Bar Association Model Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3, which requires recusal in any proceeding in which the judge's spouse, or a person within the third degree of relationship to either [the judge or the judge's spouse], or the spouse of such a person: (i) is a party to the proceeding, or an officer, director, or trustee of a party; (ii) is acting as a lawyer in the proceeding; (iii) is known by the judge to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding; [or] (iv) is to the judge's knowledge likely to be a material witness in the proceeding. Once more, none of these circumstances obtains in the instant case with regard to our spouses.