Mar 4, 2009judicial conductlegal ethicscourtroom decorumsupreme courtadministrative case
Judicial Temperance: Upholding Courtroom Decorum and Judicial Conduct
Cañeda v. Menchavez explains why a judge who loses his temper and displays a firearm in court faces administrative discipline for unbecoming conduct.
A courtroom is where disputes are resolved by law, not by force of temper. When a judge is the
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