Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the recusal request against Judge B. should be upheld because her preparation of the new trial draft created an appearance of bias.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The circumstances did not objectively justify doubts about the judge's impartiality; preparing the draft referral and misstating the finality of some earlier dispositive points did not amount to gross procedural misconduct or predetermined judgment.
Extrahierte Begründung
Procedural measures in the normal exercise of judicial functions do not by themselves establish bias. The draft merely translated the remand instructions and helped define the scope of the new trial; it did not express a definitive view on the merits.