Fuster-Escalona v. Wisotsky

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that trial court must first rule on recusal motion before resolving any other matters
• opining that a judge may not sit in an action where her or his neutrality is questioned or shadowed
• “Logically, any decision by a judge under a cloud of prejudice would be suspect, thus undermining the integrity of the court proceeding and any movement toward judgment.”
• “When a trial court fails to act in accord with the statute and procedural rule on a motion to disqualify, an appellate court will vacate a trial court judgment that flows from that error.”
• “[T]he neutrality of judges is a ‘grave concern’ even as to perception.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).