Opinion ID: 772375
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Judicial bias/misconduct

Text: 35 Kahl raises several claims directed at the conduct of the district judge who presided over Kahl's trial, many of which are recycled from elsewhere in his brief and do not require additional discussion. With respect to his claim of judicial bias, the Supreme Court has made clear that opinions formed by the judge on the basis of facts introduced or events occurring in the course of the current proceedings, or of prior proceedings, do not constitute a basis for a bias or partiality motion unless they display a deep-seated favoritism or antagonism that would make fair judgment impossible. Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 555 (1994). Suffice it to say that Kahl's arguments for disqualification neither constitute reasonable bases to question the district judge's impartiality, see 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), nor meet the Liteky standard.