context: This rule requires that a party alleging bias or prejudice must first file an affidavit in the trial court.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 744 P.2d 1019, 1023
citation_a.parenthetical: affidavits regarding bias or prejudice not admitted before the trial court will not be considered on appeal
citation_a.sentence: See Ebbert v. Ebbert, 744 P.2d 1019, 1023 (Utah App.1987) (affidavits regarding bias or prejudice not admitted before the trial court will not be considered on appeal); see also Haslam v. Morrison, 113 Utah 14, 190 P.2d 520, 523 (1948) (the issue of bias or prejudice is a matter to be determined by the trial court “in the first instance,” subject to appellate review); Utah Code of Judicial Conduct, Cannon 3(C)(1) (providing examples of potential grounds for disqualification).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: the issue of bias or prejudice is a matter to be determined by the trial court "in the first instance," subject to appellate review
citation_b.sentence: See Ebbert v. Ebbert, 744 P.2d 1019, 1023 (Utah App.1987) (affidavits regarding bias or prejudice not admitted before the trial court will not be considered on appeal); see also Haslam v. Morrison, 113 Utah 14, 190 P.2d 520, 523 (1948) (the issue of bias or prejudice is a matter to be determined by the trial court “in the first instance,” subject to appellate review); Utah Code of Judicial Conduct, Cannon 3(C)(1) (providing examples of potential grounds for disqualification).