Rule 51.07 – When Judge Disqualified Without Application

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Missouri

If the judge is interested or related to any party or shall have been counsel in the civil action, or is recused for any reason, the judge promptly shall transfer the case to the presiding judge of the circuit for reassignment in accordance with the procedures of Rule 51.05(e).

Mo. R. Civ. P. 51.07

Adopted Jan. 19, 1973, eff. Sept. 1, 1973. Amended June 1, 1993, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.