Principle

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Fair Hearing — Bias — Real Likelihood of Bias

Area of law
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

This principle establishes that the test for bias is the impression given to right-minded persons, not the judge's actual state of mind; if right-minded persons would think there was a real likelihood of bias, the judge should not sit. The principle applies in all proceedings.…

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