Missouri Code § 508.090

Judge disqualified — change of venue granted, when.
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1. The judge of a court of record may be disqualified in any civil suit for any of the following causes:
(1) That the judge is interested or prejudiced, or is related to either party, or has been of counsel in the cause;
(2) That the opposite party has an undue influence over the mind of the judge.
2. A change of venue may be awarded in any civil suit to any court of record for any of the following causes:
(1) That the inhabitants of the county are prejudiced against the applicant;
(2) That the opposite party has an undue influence over inhabitants of the county; ­­ ­ but in no case shall more than one change be granted either party.
­­ ­ but in no case shall more than one change be granted either party.

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