Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 23, 2009
Keeping Up Appearances
Curt Cutting of Horvitz & Levy looks at People v. Freeman and whether the appearance of judicial bias is enough to overturn a judgment.
By Curt Cutting
How much do we really care about the public's confidence in an impartial judiciary? That is the essence of the question facing the California Supreme Court in People v. Freeman, which was argued earlier this month. If the questions asked at oral argument are any indication, the court may be poised to rule that the appearance of judicial bias is not enough to overturn a judgment, and that the aggrieved party must provide some evidence that the...
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