AB 354

Under current law, a judge or justice must disqualify himself or herself from

presiding over or deciding a legal proceeding or action if certain circumstances exist

that would affect the judge's or justice's impartiality in the action, if the judge or

justice determines that he or she is incapable of acting in an impartial manner, or

if he or she determines that it appears that he or she cannot act in an impartial

manner.

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

presiding over or deciding a legal proceeding or action if a reasonable person would

question whether the judge or justice could act in an impartial manner.