Does a judge have to form opinions on the law, the evidence and the witnesses, from the presentation of the case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Velasquez v. Koshi, C072767 (Cal. App. 2015):
Similarly, " 'a trial judge will normally and properly form opinions on the law, the evidence and the witnesses, from the presentation of the case. These opinions and expressions thereof may be critical or disparaging to one party's position, but they are reached after a hearing in the performance of the judicial duty to decide the case, and do not constitute a ground for disqualification.' [Citation.]" (Haldane v. Haldane (1965) 232 Cal.App.2d 393, 395.)
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