BIAS
bias, n. Inclination; prejudice; predilection (the juror’s bias prompted a challenge for cause). ¡ª bias, vb. ¡ª biased, adj.actual bias. Genuine prejudice that a judge, juror, witness, or other person has against some person or relevant subject. Cf. implied bias.
implied bias. Prejudice that is inferred from the experiences or relationships of a judge, juror, witness, or other person.
¡ª Also termed presumed bias. Cf. actual bias.
judicial bias. A judge’s bias toward one or more of the parties to a case over which the judge presides. ? Judicial bias is usu. insufficient to justify disqualifying a judge from presiding over a case. To justify disqualification or recusal, the judge’s bias usu. must be personal or based on some extrajudicial reason. [Cases: Judges 49. C.J.S. Judges ¡ì 108.]
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