Appellate Practice
Apr. 5, 2006
In California, Appellate Jurists Judge Their Own Bias, Recusal
Focus Column - By Christopher K. Pelham and Ronald C. Cohen - The Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution protects parties from having their cases adjudicated by appellate judges with certain inappropriate interests in those cases. Furthermore, both the American Bar Association Model Code of Judicial Ethics and the California Code of Judicial Ethics recognize that appellate jurists have an ethical responsibility to avoid participating in cases in which they face a conflict of interest.
Christopher Pelham
Robert C. Cohen
Focus Column
By Christopher K. Pelham and Ronald C. Cohen
The Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution protects parties from having their cases adjudicated by appellate judges with certain inappropriate interests in those cases. Furthermore, both the American Bar Association Model Code of Judicial Ethics and the California Cod...
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