Sentences with phrase «judicial integrity»

But it will also include a strong presumption of judicial integrity, as well as the underlying social context through which these statements, and this case, has come to the public light.

What I want to note is regarding the «presumption of judicial integrity».

This case was a major victory for the fair courts movement, as Chief Justice Roberts joined with the court's progressive wing for only the second time, recognizing that states» compelling interest in judicial integrity allows judicial elections to be regulated differently than other elections.

The state supreme court affirmed the fine and upheld the ban as a means of protecting judicial integrity and the public's trust in the fairness of judges.

It didn't matter that the program providing public money for judicial candidates had become a national model for preserving judicial integrity, or that state judicial candidates overwhelming approved of, and used, those dollars.

According to a new paper on judicial integrity, direct campaign contributions undermine the public's confidence in the judiciary.

Is the fact that the trial judge cuts and pastes 85 % of one party's closing written submissions into his judgment «cogent evidence» displacing the presumption of judicial integrity which includes impartiality?

It may be that the trial judge's reasons, in this case, showed evidence of impartiality (as the Court found), but it is difficult to see how the unattributed and wholesale reproduction of over 85 % of the plaintiff's submissions did not severely undermine judicial integrity.

This case represents a notable departure from the Court's recent campaign finance jurisprudence, and opens an important window for efforts to protect judicial integrity in the 39 states that elect judges.

The presumption of judicial integrity and impartiality has not been displaced.

«We will continue, perform, and strengthen our constitutional rule in accordance with the well - known principles of judicial integrity,» she added.

Rather, the issue is when, if ever, copying displaces the presumption of judicial integrity and impartiality.

In all cases, the underlying question is the same: would a reasonable person, apprised of all the relevant circumstances, conclude that the judge failed to come to grips with the issues and make an impartial and independent decision, thereby defeating the presumption of judicial integrity and impartiality?

[27] The presumption of judicial integrity and impartiality is a high one, which can be rebutted only by cogent evidence.

The threshold for rebutting the presumption of judicial integrity and impartiality is high, and it requires cogent evidence.

[29] Evidence capable of displacing the presumption of judicial integrity and impartiality may take different forms.

It is a finding that must be carefully considered since it calls into question an element of judicial integrity.

There was nothing to suggest that the judge was not impartial or that judicial integrity was not maintained.

However, if the incorporation of the material of others would lead a reasonable person apprised of all the relevant facts to conclude that the trial judge has not put his or her mind to the issues and made an independent decision based on the evidence and the law, the presumption of judicial integrity is rebutted and the decision may be set aside.

«Her misconduct also did not undercut public perceptions of judicial integrity or impartiality.»

What is the presumption of judicial integrity?

In it, the Council sets out the general expectations with respect to judicial integrity, among other things:

[12] The Supreme Court's unwillingness to seriously explore the copyright and moral rights implications of this «copying» might stem from the not too distant revelation that judicial integrity was indeed compromised, and is always compromised, when there is rampant and unattributed wholesale reproduction of counsel's submissions.

Yet, little attention is paid to the impairment to judicial integrity that unattributed copying can give rise to.