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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 44 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from United States v. Patti.

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1 United States v. Patti Anchor
ca11 · 2003
green “an objective, disinterested, lay observer fully informed of the facts underlying the grounds on which recusal was sought would entertain a significant doubt about the judge's impartiality.” 16
2 United States v. Patti
ca11 · 2003
green “whether an objective, disinterested, lay observer fully informed of the facts underlying the grounds on which recusal was sought would entertain a significant doubt about the judge's impartiality.” 16
3 United States v. Frank Dennis Felix
ca10 · 1992
green “a judge, having been assigned to a case, should not recuse himself on unsupported, irrational, or highly tenuous speculation.” 5
4 Chairs v. Morgan County Sheriff
ca11 · 1998
green “in good faith all reasonable efforts to comply” 4
5 Usama Mohamed El-Abaidy v. U.S. Attorney General
ca11 · 2015
green “dumped them into a big pile of a mess in a laundry bin” 3

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