Virginia Code 16.1-69.23: In what cases judge disqualified.
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
If the judge or substitute judge of any district court:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 16.1-69.23
- City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
(1) Be a party to an action;
(2) Be interested in the result of any action, otherwise than as resident or taxpayer of the city or county;
(3) Be related to any party to the action as spouse, grandparent, parent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, child, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, first cousin, guardian or ward;
(4) Be a material witness for either party to the action;
(5) Be counsel for any party to the action;
he shall not take cognizance thereof.
1972, c. 708; 1973, c. 546.