recusatio judicis
recusatio judicis (reh-kyoo-zay-shee-oh joo-dish-is), n. [Latin] Eccles. law. The procedure and grounds by which a judge may be challenged and removed from hearing a case. • The grounds for disqualification traditionally include great friendship or enmity with a party, close kinship to a party, acceptance of a bribe, previously giving counsel to a party, or demonstrated ignorance of the law. A panel of three arbiters, chosen by the challenging party and the judge, decides whether the party’s complaint has merit.
