In Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 127 L. Ed. 2d 474, 114 S. Ct. 1147 (1994), the United States Supreme Court concluded that "judicial rulings alone almost never constitute a valid basis for a bias or partiality motion." 510 U.S. at 555. The Court further concluded that opinions formed by a judge as a result of facts introduced or events occurring in the course of prior proceedings involving the defendant do not warrant the judge's disqualification unless they "display a deep-seated favoritism or antagonism that would make fair judgment impossible." Id.