Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the participation of a trial judge created an appearance of bias violating the right to an impartial court.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The appearance of bias was not objectively established; the recusal challenge failed.
Extrahierte Begründung
Earlier employment relationships between the judge's business and members of the same family, without proof of an ongoing close relationship, did not objectively create doubt about impartiality.