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Recuse (Verb)

Challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law.

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

The defense team moved to recuse the judge from the case, citing a prior professional relationship with the prosecution.
A motion to recuse the judge was filed, alleging a conflict of interest due to his financial ties to the company being sued.
The judge was forced to recuse himself from the case after it was discovered he had a personal connection to the defendant.
In light of the new evidence, the lawyer requested that the judge recuse herself from the case to avoid a perceived bias.
The judge agreed to recuse herself from the appeal after concerns were raised about her impartiality.

Disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case.

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The judge chose to recuse herself due to a conflict of interest with one of the key witnesses.
He recused himself from the committee to avoid the appearance of favoritism towards his friend's proposal.
The trial judge was forced to recuse herself after it was discovered she had previously represented the defendant in an unrelated case.
To maintain impartiality, the family court judge recused herself from hearing her brother's custody battle.
The supreme court justice recused himself from the matter after allegations surfaced that he had a personal connection to the plaintiff.