judicial bias
Unfair court leanings
Judicial bias is a judge's prejudice or partiality that prevents fair and impartial decision-making.
The bias may favor or disfavor a party based on their race, class, gender, political affiliation, or personal connection to the judge.
Allegations of judicial bias can be grounds for recusal or appeal: The defense filed a motion claiming judicial bias after the judge's remarks about immigrants.
- political influencePower in governmental affairs
- recusalWithdrawal for bias concerns
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- stacked deckPre-arranged cards for cheating
- conflicts of interestCompeting obligations undermining impartiality
stereotyping · equal protection · systemic discrimination · transparency initiatives · kangaroo court · segregation · robes · ethics · bench trial · marginalization · microaggressions · courtroom · gavel · overturn · verdict · ruling · favoritism · good old boy
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bigotry, racism
- corruptioncorruption, graft, kickbacks, bribery, bribes
- courtroom ethicsconfidentiality, impartiality, conflict of interest, attorney-client privilege, prosecutorial misconduct
- law and societysocial control, legal institutions, legal systems, social order, rule of law
- legal biasconflict of interest
- rights violationsillegal search, unlawful arrest, false imprisonment, coerced confession, unfair trial
judicial biasimpartiality
Freedom from prejudice
fairness · objectivity · neutrality · even-handedness · disinterestedness
judicial biasjudicial integrity
Honesty of those presiding
judicial ethics · due process · incorruptibility · judicial independence · rule of law