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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 678

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disqualifying a judge or justice.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a judge or justice is required to disqualify himself or herself

from presiding over or deciding any legal action under certain circumstances that

render the judge or justice incapable of acting in an impartial manner or that make

it appear that the judge or justice cannot act in an impartial manner.

This bill requires a judge or justice to disqualify himself or herself from

presiding over or deciding any legal action if any legal counsel that represents a party

in the action had ever represented the judge or justice under a contingency fee

arrangement.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Clark (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 8, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Clark

  2. Mar 8, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics

  3. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1