My spouse is an attorney. I am a judicial officer. Can my spouse serve as an assistant district attorney or assistant city solicitor and, if he or she does, would I have to disqualify myself in all criminal or municipal cases?
No, there would not be an automatic disqualification as long as the judge felt he or she could be fair, the spouse was not actually representing the party before the judge and the spouse had no involvement in the case.
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