In the following cases, a judge is disqualified from performing the duties of a judge; provided, however, that in the case stated in item (vi), this does not preclude a judge from performing duties as a commissioned judge based on a commission from another court:
裁判官は、次に掲げる場合には、その職務の執行から除斥される。ただし、第六号に掲げる場合にあっては、他の裁判所の嘱託により受託裁判官としてその職務を行うことを妨げない。
if the judge, or the judge's spouse or former spouse, is a party to the case, or is related to a party to the case as a joint obligee, joint obligor, or obligor for redemption;
裁判官又はその配偶者若しくは配偶者であった者が、事件の当事者であるとき、又は事件について当事者と共同権利者、共同義務者若しくは償還義務者の関係にあるとき。
if the judge is or was formerly the relative of a party to the case within the fourth degree of consanguinity or the third degree of affinity, or is or was formerly the cohabiting relative of a party to the case;
裁判官が当事者の四親等内の血族、三親等内の姻族若しくは同居の親族であるとき、又はあったとき。
if the judge is the guardian, guardianship supervisor, curator, curatorship supervisor, assistant, or assistantship supervisor of a party to the case;
裁判官が当事者の後見人、後見監督人、保佐人、保佐監督人、補助人又は補助監督人であるとき。
if the judge becomes a witness or expert in the case;
裁判官が事件について証人又は鑑定人となったとき。
if a judge is or was formerly a party's representative or assistant in court in the case;
裁判官が事件について当事者の代理人又は補佐人であるとき、又はあったとき。
if the judge participated in granting an arbitral award in the case or participated in reaching the judicial decision in the prior instance against which an appeal has been entered.
裁判官が事件について仲裁判断に関与し、又は不服を申し立てられた前審の裁判に関与したとき。
If any of the grounds for disqualification prescribed in the preceding paragraph exist, the court, upon petition or sua sponte, reaches a judicial decision to disqualify.
前項に規定する除斥の原因があるときは、裁判所は、申立てにより又は職権で、除斥の裁判をする。
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