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Judge Murray has been randomly assigned a case over an accident at Omega Discount House. A week before the case is scheduled for trial, her teenage daughter receives in the mail a $500 gift certificate from Omega "for our valued customer." The daughter had shopped occasionally at the store.

What should Judge Murray do?

1. Nothing; the gift certificate is only for the daughter and will not affect the judge’s handling of the trial.

2. Recuse from the case, since the gift certificate may give the appearance of a bribe.

3. Return the gift certificate and alert attorneys for both parties and the district attorney to the incident.



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