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Judicial disqualification laws existed in Roman law and early Jewish law, which disqualified judges from serving on cases of family, friends or enemies. [1]Civil law countries still have significant disqualification privileges, whereas common law countries, such as England, went in a different direction where recusal was required less often. [1]
Mistrials can be costly and thus will be avoided if possible. When mistrials are seen as a solution, they are compared to wasted assets “when it could have easily been avoided”. [18] If the possibility presents itself, according to Eltis’s article, simply dismissing the misconduct as unacceptable would be less destructive than a mistrial ...
Judicial misconduct occurs when a judge acts in ways that are considered unethical or otherwise violate the judge's obligations of impartial conduct.. Actions that can be classified as judicial misconduct include: conduct prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts (as an extreme example: "falsification of facts" at summary judgment); using the ...
A Georgia appeals court on Thursday disqualified and removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from ... with the appeals court overturning a trial court judge’s ruling that had allowed ...
Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee signed off on an evidentiary hearing over Roman’s claims last month and said, “Disqualification can occur if evidence is produced demonstrating an actual ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by Disney against the Florida governor and his appointees, claiming the jurist's prior ...
"(1) A judge should be faithful to, and maintain professional competence in, the law and should not be swayed by partisan interests, public clamor, or fear of criticism. "(2) A judge should hear and decide matters assigned, unless disqualified, and should maintain order and decorum in all judicial proceedings. ...
If the ruling stands, Georgia’s ballot will be down to four valid presidential candidates: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Chase Oliver and Jill Stein.