American Samoa § 3.1007 - Disqualification of judges.
Full text of American Samoa American Samoa Code Annotated § 3.1007 — Disqualification of judges., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3.1007. Disqualification of judges.
(a) No judge shall sit in any case in which he, or a family of which he is a member, has a substantial interest, or in which he has been counsel, is or has been a material witness, or is a member of the same family with any party to the case. (b) Neither the Chief Justice, nor the Associate Justice, nor any associate judge of the High Court shall sit in the appellate division of that court in the hearing and determination of any appeal from the decision of a case or question decided by him, or the decision of which he joined in the trial court. Case Notes: Duty to recuse is mandatory. Meredith v. Atualevao, ASR ,1979.
Source: official American Samoa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About American Samoa § 3.1007
What does American Samoa Code Annotated § 3.1007 cover?
Section 3.1007 ("Disqualification of judges.") is part of the American Samoa Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of American Samoa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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