Not exact matches
Background: Ms. Sojourner filed a complaint of
judicial bias with the Council against Judge Luce De Palma
after being called by the latter several times «Mr.» during a Rental Board hearing and told that «It's probably your hair.»
«Importantly, the Inquiry Committee recognized that while
judicial education is an important tool,
after - the - fact education can not make up for such profound
bias and disrespect for equality as evidenced by this case,» says Kasari Govender, West Coast LEAF's Executive Director.
ACJ Douglas alleged that the Committee was
biased, and
after the Committee rejected that allegation she sought
judicial review to the Federal Court, and obtained a stay of the Committee's proceedings.
Judges,
after all, are held to the highest standards of impartiality, and political statements can easily raise the question of
judicial bias.