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Is that legal in the United States? I am astonished.

• AnimalMuppet 10y ago
  It ought to be automatic grounds for an appeal. On the other hand, then you have to afford not only the trial, but also the appeal, before you can get the baseless lawsuit to go away...
  • ptaipale 10y ago
    Over here it would mean a criminal investigation against the judge and dismissal.
    • AnimalMuppet 10y ago
      That would be better, yes. Out of curiosity, where's "over here"?
      • ptaipale 10y ago
        Finland, northern Europe. I'm fairly sure it would be the same in Sweden or Germany. The principle that a judge may not rule on a case where his close relative is an attorney seems to fairly universal. I don't understand how that could be accepted in Texas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_disqualification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_disqualification