Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

Process required for recusing a Judge

How would an attorney go about stopping a particular judge from hearing a case because the attorney feel the client will not fair well with this particular judge.


Asked on 5/02/99, 12:30 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jed Somit Jed Somit, Attorney at Law

Re: Process required for recusing a Judge

Please consult Code of Civil Procedure Sections 170-170.6 for methods

of disqualifying judges. "Will not fair well" is not an adequate ground; to disqualify

for cause you need to show some bias or appearance of bias.

Under 170.6, if you act timely (which may be impossible at this point), you can

disqualify a judge without any actual cause.

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Answered on 5/03/99, 8:21 pm


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