Review of certified disqualification motions

(a) In general Chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1660. Review of certified motions to disqualify (a) Motion for disqualification If a justice, judge, magistrate judge, or bankruptcy judge of the United States is required to be disqualified from a proceeding under any provision of Federal law, a party to the proceeding may file a timely motion for disqualification, accompanied by a certificate of good faith and an affidavit alleging facts sufficient to show that disqualification of the justice, judge, magistrate judge, or bankruptcy judge is so required. (b) Consideration of motion A justice, judge, magistrate judge, or bankruptcy judge of the United States shall either grant or certify to a reviewing panel a timely motion filed pursuant to subsection (a) and stay the proceeding until a final determination is made with respect to the motion. (c) Reviewing panel (1) In general A reviewing panel to which a motion is certified under subsection (b) with respect to a judge, magistrate judge, or bankruptcy judge of the United States shall be composed of 3 judges selected at random from judges of the United States who do not sit on the same court— (A) as the judge, magistrate judge, or bankruptcy judge who is the subject of the motion; or (B) as the other members of the reviewing panel. (2) Circuit limitation Not more than 1 member of the reviewing panel may be a judge of the same judicial circuit as the judge, magistrate judge, or bankruptcy judge who is the subject of the motion. (3) Participation The reviewing panel, prior to its final determination with respect to a motion filed under subsection (a), shall provide the judge, magistrate judge, or bankruptcy judge of the United States who is the subject of such motion an opportunity to provide in writing the views of the judge on the motion, including the explanation of the judge for not granting the motion. (d) Supreme Court review The Supreme Court of the United States, not including the justice who is the subject of a motion seeking to disqualify a justice under subsection (a), shall be the reviewing panel for such motions.. (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1660. Review of certified motions to disqualify..