Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is violated when a state court judge, previously disciplined for ex parte communication, engages in similar conduct in a pending matter, becomes the subject of a disciplinary complaint from a litigant in that case, and remains on the case despite a potential suspension and personal financial liability

Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is violated when a state court judge, previously disciplined for ex parte communication, engages in similar conduct in a pending matter, becomes the subject of a disciplinary complaint from a litigant in that case, and remains on the case despite a potential suspension and personal financial liability. Whether a state appellate court ’s refusal to substantively adjudicate a clearly presented federal constitutional claim, despite its inclusion in the record, constitutes an evasion of federal review in violation of due process under Douglas v. California and permits certiorari under Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn. i