The Judicial Inquiry Commission has considered your request for opinions on whether a
judge is disqualified under the following circumstances:

1. A case before the judge in which the principal defendant belongs to the
same professional organization as the judge’s father and brother; and
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2. Cases before the judge where the physician-son of an attorney
appearing before the judge is a member of the same medical practice
entity as the judge’s father and brother. 97-648