In the following example, a former doctoral student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) filed a complaint against members of that institution over various alleged grievances.  He later realized that several judges hearing his case were adjunct faculty members of that university.  Responding to a motion for recusal, Andrew P. Gordon, U.S. District Judge for the Ninth Circuit of Nevada, wrote on July 11, 2019:

"There is no basis for my recusal in this case. ... While I have and will continue to engage with UNLV Law School through service, teaching, and hiring students,² this relationship does not create a personal bias or an appearance of bias such that recusal is appropriate under § 455(b)(1) or § 455(a). Similarly, the non-disclosure of these relationships does not warrant recusal.  I therefore deny Heyman’s motion for recusal."