I believe the Judge was biased

Displeasure with Judicial Determinations Is Not Judicial Bias

I've been writing canada goose outlet price about judicial bias and its impact since Jan. 14, 2012, when I published an article titled Judicial Bias A Variable That Is Often Overlooked in Family Law Litigation.

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"Suffering from a biased decision from a biased judge. When the last witness was done the judge immediately made the decision against us. This was based on a un substantiated claim, from a canada goose outlet belgium therapist. Wondering what I can do to right a wrong. Any insight you can give me will be appreciated. Thank you for your time."

"The judge gave my ex full rights and eliminated my parenting time fully because he was biased against me."

"I need advice on appealing a civil harassment restraining order. I believe the Judge was biased. The transcripts show that there was no evidence so she decided to make a credibility call against me in order to issue restraining orders against me which now I am appealing."

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"I've been looking goose outlet canada into things and now understand why the judge made the decision he did. I've been reading on judge bias and it's clearly present. I know you're in California and we're in Illinois, but any advice would be great."

canada goose uk black friday "I'm sort of lost and wondering if you could help me. I live in Michigan and I have a daughter who is going through an extremely nasty divorce and custody case in CA. I just read canada goose outlet online store review your article about biased judges and it struck a nerve. My daughter has such a judge. The judge even shamed me for being abusive with nothing more than her word. I told nothing but truths that could have been proven but I was not believed. Your thoughts about how to approach this if you don't mind sir thank you." canada goose uk black friday

"I believe the judge was beyond biased in my case. If I could just have a few minutes of your time I know you will be shocked to hear what has happened. Thank you."

"I have an extremely malicious judge. canada goose outlet It started with simple bias in favor of the opposing side. The judge was extremely biased."

"Discriminatory judge ORDERED me to give up my daughter. The judge continues to ignore very clearly defined points of abuse throughout the entire case. Please tell me you can help."

Canada Goose Outlet The first thing that bears mentioning is that if judicial bias were a factor in any of these cases, the bias works both ways, meaning that the bias works against one party and in favor of the other. Not surprisingly, however, I've never received correspondence from anyone complaining that the judge was biased in their favor. Canada Goose Outlet

canada goose clearance sale Our legal system is adversarial, which means that if facts are in dispute, judges and juries make determinations as to what they believe to be the actual facts and they decide who wins and who loses, among other things. When factual finding are made against one party, does that necessarily mean it was the result of judicial bias? When the "winner" and "loser" are announced, was the decision necessarily the result of judicial bias against the losing party? canada goose clearance sale

The next point involves perceived versus actual judicial bias. Notice that some of those emailing me acknowledged their belief that judicial bias was involved, while others are absolutely convinced it occurred. Yet, notice that they are all seeking advice as if judicial bias did, in fact, occur. In other words, while they may use the word "believe", there is either no doubt in their minds, or they are unwilling to take that risk.

Canada Goose online The following is an excerpt from an article titled Bias or an Appearance of Bias published by Judicial Disqualification Resource Center: Canada Goose online

"The right to be tried by an impartial judge is deeply embedded in American jurisprudence; in fact, this right has often been considered to be the 'cornerstone' of the American legal system.

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Allow me to share the standard email I send in response to such inquiries:

"I hear your anger, frustration, sense of injustice and other such things.

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Irrespective, it's wishful thinking to believe that judges are unbiased because all human beings are biased. The best they can do is to be impartial, but that requires self awareness of one's biases (to the extent possible) and making a concerted effort to keep those biases in check. Most judges lack the canada goose outlet official emotional intelligence required to do such a thing.