United States v. Nathan Melton

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• stating that “[j]udicial rulings rarely establish a valid basis for recusal” and finding no such basis where there is no evidence of partiality
• explaining that a party alleging bias or prejudice “must show ‘that the judge had a disposition so extreme as to display clear inability to render fair judgment.’” (quoting United States v. Denton, 434 F.3d 1104, 1111 (8th Cir. 2006))
• “Even if a dispute had existed, the judge observed the altercation in the course of the judge’s normal courtroom duties.”
• when raised for the first time on appeal, decision not to recuse is reviewed for plain error
• party seeking recusal bears burden of rebutting presumption that judge is impartial; judicial rulings rarely establish valid basis for recusal, and this general rule holds true where party seeking recusal fails to present evidence demonstrating partiality
• “Judicial rulings rarely establish a valid basis for recusal.”

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