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[#] 300B [SUMMARY] Recent developments in Supreme Court jurisprudence have increased concern about judicial disqualification procedures in state courts. In particular, some have questioned whether current procedures appropriately safeguard the public’s reliance o the judiciary’s fairness, impartiality, and decisional independence. Despite the best efforts of many, it has proven challenging if not impossible to design an effective and appropriate set of guiding principles both to protect the public interest and to provide meaningful guidance to judges who are tasked with interpreting and applying those guidelines. It has been concluded that treatment of these principles by use of a Model Rule or Code may be unworkable. This resolution urges that adoption of procedures to disqualify or recuse judges from participation in particular matters should be relegate to the various states and territories, while recognizing that doing so should be a function of the judicial branch’s authority over its own self-governance. [HOD/YLD DECISION] 
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2012 Annual Meeting Assembly Recap | Young Lawyers Division
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