What is the standard of conduct of a trial judge in the presence of a jury?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Pinter-Brown v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 261 Cal.Rptr.3d 486, 48 Cal.App.5th 55 (Cal. App. 2020):
"Trial judges should be exceedingly discreet in what they say and do in the presence of a jury lest they seem to lean toward or lend their influence to one side or the other. " ( People v. Sturm (2006) 37 Cal.4th 1218, 12371238, 39 Cal.Rptr.3d 799, 129 P.3d 10.) A judges conduct must " " "accord with recognized principles of judicial decorum consistent
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