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Mandatory Judging, Douglas R. Richmond
Mandatory Judging, Douglas R. Richmond
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
As a matter of judicial ethics, judges must disqualify themselves in matters in which their impartiality may reasonably be questioned. This key principle implicates two additional aspects of judicial ethics: the duty to sit and the rule of necessity. The duty to sit basically describes a judge’s duty to preside over a case unless disqualified as a matter of judicial ethics. Or, phrased another way, a judge must hear a case if her impartiality cannot reasonably be questioned. Recognition of the duty to sit means that judges may not disqualify themselves based on their unease with cases, personal or professional …
Judicial Ethics: Political Activity And Fund Raising, Marlene Arnold Nicholson
Judicial Ethics: Political Activity And Fund Raising, Marlene Arnold Nicholson
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
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The Illinois Code Of Judicial Conduct And The Appearance Of Impropriety, Jeffrey M. Shaman
The Illinois Code Of Judicial Conduct And The Appearance Of Impropriety, Jeffrey M. Shaman
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
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