Recusal Regulations for Members of the Evaluation Committee for Nominees for Grand Justices of the Judicial Yuan (Including the President and Vice President)

Article 1 (Grounds for Mandatory Recusal)

Members of this Committee who fall under any of the following circumstances shall proactively disclose the fact and recuse themselves, and shall not participate in the evaluation work:

1. The member, or their spouse, former spouse, or fiancé(e), is the Grand Justice nominee.
2. The member is a blood relative of the Grand Justice nominee within the eighth degree of kinship, a relative by marriage within the fifth degree of kinship, or formerly had such a kinship relationship.
3. The member currently is or formerly was the statutory agent, head of household, or family member of the Grand Justice nominee.
4. The member considers themselves to have reasonable grounds for apprehending bias against or in favor of the Grand Justice nominee.

Article 2 (Grounds for Discretionary Recusal)

If the Grand Justice nominee is the thesis advisor of a member of this Committee, the member shall proactively disclose the fact, but whether to recuse themselves shall be decided by the member at their own discretion.