Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appellant's right to reply was violated in the recusal proceedings
Decisione estratta
Yes. The time allowed after service of the judges' comments was too short to exercise the reply right effectively.
Motivazione estratta
The right to be heard includes the formal right to comment on submissions of other participants. In recusal matters, the applicant may respond to all comments by the challenged persons. Here, at most four days, and in one respect only one day after proper service, were insufficient.