Article 102 of Code of Civil Procedure

A judge shall be disqualified from considering the case and prohibited from hearing it, even if none of the litigants seeks his recusal, in the following circumstances: - a- If he is the spouse of one of the litigants or is related to that litigant by blood or marriage up to the fourth degree. b - If he or his wife has an existing dispute with one of the litigants or with that litigant’s spouse. c - If he is an agent for one of the litigants in that litigant’s private affairs, or is that litigant’s testamentary guardian or curator, or is a presumptive heir to that litigant, or is the spouse of the testamentary guardian or curator of one of the litigants, or is related by blood or marriage up to the fourth degree to that testamentary guardian or curator, or to a member of the board of directors of the company that is a litigant or one of its managers, and that member or manager has a personal interest in the case. d - If he, his wife, any of his relatives by blood or marriage in the direct line of descent, or anyone for whom he acts as agent, testamentary guardian or curator has an interest in the pending case. e - If he is related by blood or marriage up to the fourth degree to one of the judges of the circuit. Or if he is related by blood or marriage up to the second degree to the representative of the Public Prosecution or the advocate for one of the litigants. f - If he has given a legal opinion, pleaded on behalf of one of the litigants in the case, or written concerning it, even if this was before he entered the judiciary, or if he has previously considered it as a judge, expert or arbitrator, or has given testimony in it. g - If he has brought an action for compensation against the applicant for recusal or has submitted a report against that applicant to the competent authority.