I.O.P. 11.1: Procedure
Local Appellate Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Third Circuit — I.O.P. Chapter 11. Recusal or Disqualification of Judges
11.1.1 Before cases are sent to a panel, the clerk transmits copies of the docket sheets and disclosure statements to each judge who responds promptly informing the clerk of those cases in which the judge is recused.
11.1.2 Each judge may submit to the clerk in writing those circumstances which would generally require a recusal, including names of businesses in which the judge or family members have a financial interest, names of lawyer relatives whose names may appear as counsel in the appeals, and names of law firms on whose cases the judge does not sit.