Disqualification of Appellate Jurists

(a) A justice of the Supreme Court or a judge of the Appellate Court shall, upon motion of either party or upon his/her own motion, be disqualified from acting in a matter if such justice or judge is disqualified from acting therein pursuant to Rule 2.11 of the Code of Judicial Conduct. (b) A justice of the Supreme Court or a judge of the Appellate Court is not automatically disqual- ified from acting in a matter merely because: (1) the justice or judge previously practiced law with the law firm or attorney who filed an amicus brief in the matter; or (2) the justice’s or judge’s spouse, domestic partner, parent, or child, or any other member of the justice’s or judge’s family residing in his or her household is practicing or has prac- ticed law with the law firm or attorney who filed an amicus brief in the matter; or (3) an attorney or party to the matter has filed a lawsuit against the justice or judge or filed a complaint against the 476 © Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE