9.1.1 Neutrality

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9.1.1 Neutrality

In evaluating possible bias, both the pecuniary and personal interests of the judge are included as relevant considerations. If the judge has a financial stake in the outcome of a trial, the likelihood of bias is particularly significant. It "deprives a defendant in a criminal case of due process of law, to subject his liberty or property to the judgment of a court, the judge of which has a direct, personal, substantial pecuniary interest in reaching a conclusion against him in his case."²...