Me. Code. Jud. Cond. 2.7
A judge shall hear and decide matters except when disqualification or recusal is required.
Me. Code. Jud. Cond. 2.7
Advisory Notes - 2015
The duty to hear and decide maters, except when disqualification or recusal is required, is also addressed in the Advisory Notes to Rule 2.11. Rule 2.7 somewhat duplicates the requirements of Rules 2.1 and 2.5 and is very similar to 1993 Canon 3(B)(1).
The only Model Code Comment to Rule 2.7 addresses the Rule as relevant to a duty not to disqualify except when disqualification is required. Such caution is necessary to support timely resolution of pending matters and efficient use of judicial and litigant resources. The extent of the duty not to disqualify is discussed in more detail in the Advisory Notes to Rule 2.11. Rule 2.7 also requires judges to give full attention to their judicial caseload and to avoid unnecessary repetition or delay in resolving pending matters. See In re Barrett, 512 A.2d 1030 (Me. 1986); State v. Aubut, 261 A.2d 48, 51 (Me. 1970) (stating that a judge should not heed a motion for disqualification that is frivolous).
.