Article 13

Upon motion by any party involved in the case, or upon his own motion, any judge scheduled to hear matters at the pretrial, trial or appeal stages of a case shall recuse himself in any proceedings where:

he has a personal interest;

he is a relative of any person involved;

he has had prior substantial involvement in the case; or

for any other reason his independence or impartiality in the proceeding might reasonably be called into question.

If a judge decides not to recuse himself in accordance with this Article, that decision is subject to immediate appeal, before the continuation of the proceedings, to the court that would hear an appeal of the case after judgment. In the case where the judge is a Justice of the Supreme Court, the appeal shall be heard by other Justices of the Supreme Court.