Tagged: the whole is sometimes greater than the sum of the parts

“[T]he whole is sometimes greater than the sum of the parts. The cumulative effect of a judge’s individual actions, comments and past associations could raise some question about impartiality, even though none (taken alone) would require recusal.”

Source: In re Martinez-Catala, 129 F.3d 213, 221 (1st Cir. 1997).