CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
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Procedure After Trial/Hearing
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Attack on Judgments/Orders
.........Gender Bias
5 Cards On This Topic:
Judge stating he did not see evidence consistent with what he would expect after a forcible rape did not establish a “probability of actual bias on the part of the judge.”
Judicial gender bias not found where plaintiffs could not demonstrate judge's behavior was so prejudicial as to deny them a fair trial.
Trial judge's conduct demonstrated gender bias towards P and her claim based on objective standard and mandated reversal and retrial before new judge.
F's gender bias claim against court untenable where record showed no bias, but only judge's constant and overriding concern for best interests of warring parties' infant child.
Statement of decision "so replete with gender bias" it undermined W's credibility and contaminated disposition of case.