Re. GABIRO

Re. GABIRO

Recommendations or administrative decisions made by a judge in a prior capacity, before a case is formally filed, do not amount to grounds for recusal under the applicable law. The recusal application by Gabiro David was unfounded and rejected.

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Citation
RS/RECUS/RP 00002/2019/SC
Parties
Applicant: Gabiro David; Respondent: Cyanzayire Aloysie
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
15 October 2019
Case Number
RS/RECUS/RP 00002/2019/SC
Procedural Posture
Recusal Application in Review Proceedings / Determination of Recusal Application
Outcome
recusal application rejected
Legal Topics
Recusal of Judge, Review for Miscarriage of Justice
Source Language
rw
Civil Procedure Judicial Ethics Recusal of Judge Review for Miscarriage of Justice

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Parties

Gabiro David

Applicant

Cyanzayire Aloysie

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Recusal Application in Review Proceedings / Determination of Recusal Application

  1. 1 Whether a judge who previously made an administrative recommendation regarding a case can be recused from adjudicating its review for miscarriage of justice.

Ratio Decidendi

Recommendations or administrative decisions made by a judge in a prior capacity, before a case is formally filed, do not amount to grounds for recusal under the applicable law. The recusal application by Gabiro David was unfounded and rejected.

Court Disposition

recusal application rejected

Orders

  • The recusal application by Gabiro David is not accepted.