1. The judge of a court of record may be disqualified in any civil suit for any of the following causes:

(1) That the judge is interested or prejudiced, or is related to either party, or has been of counsel in the cause;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 508.090

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

(2) That the opposite party has an undue influence over the mind of the judge.

2. A change of venue may be awarded in any civil suit to any court of record for any of the following causes:

(1) That the inhabitants of the county are prejudiced against the applicant;

(2) That the opposite party has an undue influence over inhabitants of the county;

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but in no case shall more than one change be granted either party.