11 U.S.C. App. (FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE) Rule 5004

(a) From Presiding Over a Proceeding, Contested Matter, or Case . A bankruptcy judge’s disqualification is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 455. The judge is disqualified from presiding over a proceeding or contested matter in which a disqualifying circumstance arises—and, when appropriate, from presiding over the entire case. (b) From Allowing Compensation . The bankruptcy judge is disqualified from allowing compensation to a relative or to a person who is so connected with the judge as to make the judge’s allowing it improper.