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Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Jan. 25, 2021

Group seeks input on updating judicial bias rule

The move is one of the first by the Judicial Council Work Group to Enhance Administrative Standards Addressing Bias in Court Proceedings, which was formed by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye in November.

A Judicial Council work group began accepting suggestions last week on how to improve Standard of Judicial Administration 10.20, which was last substantively amended more than 20 years ago and recommends that state courts form local committees to tackle bias. The work group will accept early comments until Feb. 12.

Comments can be submitted to standardonbias@jud.ca.gov.

The move is one of the fir...

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