Does a judge have any bias in questioning a mother about the emotional impact of changing a minor's placement?

Here, the judge merely asked questions to elicit whether mother recognized the emotional consequences of changing the minor's placement, and asked how she planned to address the challenges that would necessarily present themselves if the placement change was made. These questions were relevant to the decision the juvenile court was about to make. While these may have been difficult questions, they were fair. "There is a presumption in the honesty and integrity of our judicial officers. [Citation.]" (People v. Hernandez (1984) 160 Cal.App.3d 725, 746, citing Withrow v. Larkin (1975) 421 U.S. 35, 47 [43 L.Ed.2d 712, 723].) There was nothing in the manner of the questioning that overcame that presumption and demonstrated bias.

The juvenile court's order is affirmed.