Is there a presumption of judicial impartiality?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from St. Lewis v. Rancourt, 2012 ONSC 6768 (CanLII):
There is a strong presumption in favour of the impartiality of the trier of fact. Where a party seeks the recusal or disqualification of a judge, allegations of judicial bias will have to overcome the strong presumption of judicial impartiality. See Bailey v. Barbour, supra, at para. 19. Analysis
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