The following excerpt is from United States v. Estate of Hage, 810 F.3d 712 (9th Cir. 2016):
Our final consideration is the government's request that we remand the case to a different district judge. "We reassign only in rare and extraordinary circumstances, such as when the district court has exhibited personal bias or when reassignment is advisable to maintain the appearance of justice." Nat'l Council of La Raza v. Cegavske, 800 F.3d 1032, 1045 (9th Cir.2015) (citations and internal quotation marks omitted). We regretfully conclude that the quoted standard is met here because "a reasonable observer could conclude that the judge's feelings against [the federal agencies] are both well-established and inappropriately strong." Id. at 1046.
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