A Judge’s Ethical Expectations
Crucial to the discussion are ethical guidelines that judges should adhere to as it relates to the adjudication process. C.C.J. President Adrian Saunders says judges need to be sensitive to the possibility that they might be accused of bias.
Adrian Saunders, President, C.C.J.
“There are certain ethical guidelines that govern that kind of judicial conduct because judges need to be weary, sensitive of the possibility that they might be accused of being bias. So you need to be careful about engaging in behaviors that don’t promote judicial integrity.”