Sentences with phrase «appearance of impartiality»

A judge may participate in electronic social networking, but as with all social relationships and contacts, a judge must comply with relevant provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct and avoid any conduct that would undermine the judge's independence, integrity, or impartiality, or create an appearance of

In fact, that's one of the biggest problems we've got in how folks report about Washington right now, because I think journalists rightly value the appearance of impartiality and objectivity.

In accordance with the code of judicial ethics, judges frequently recuse themselves from cases where they have a financial interest that might create even an appearance of impartiality — for example where a judge holds stock in a litigant's company.

The appearance of a retired judge as counsel will always erode the appearance of impartiality.

The overriding concern is that when a retired judge appears as counsel, the appearance of impartiality is always eroded.

Applying strict scrutiny, the district court held that the rules were not facially unconstitutional, finding the provisions narrowly tailored to Ohio's compelling interests of impartiality, appearance of impartiality, and preventing coercion.

The court found that the endorsement clause was narrowly tailored to serve the compelling state interest of promoting impartiality and the appearance of impartiality.

The court further upheld restrictions on how funds could be solicited and prohibitions on endorsements of other candidates, finding the restrictions were narrowly tailored to further a compelling state interest in preserving impartiality and the appearance of impartiality.

In contrast, the supervisory role exercised by judges and courts can be tempered by exigencies of the trial, the need for the proceedings to flow without interruption or without being sidetracked by counsel's behaviour, and the need to maintain the appearance of impartiality.

But what happens when, as in my case, a judge like Federal Court Justice J. Bryan Shaughnessy so obviously abandons even the appearance of impartiality and adherence to rule of law?

... [u] njustified reprimands of counsel, insulting and improper remarks about litigants and witnesses, statements evidencing prejudgment and intemperate and impatient behaviour may destroy the appearance of impartiality....

Elected judges across America arehoping that the U.S. Supreme Court considers the appearance of impartiality to be more important than any infringement of First Amendment rights.