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United States First Circuit


IN RE: BOSTON'S CHILDREN FIRST, 00-2430, 00-2431

Under 28 USC 455(a) a sitting district court judge should recuse herself after commenting publicly to the media on a pending matter, where a reasonable person could have interpreted the judge's comments as doing more than correcting misrepresentations and creating an appearance of partiality.

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  • Decided 02/05/2001
  • Published 02/06/2001

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  • United States First Circuit

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