Opinion ID: 1854995
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Judge Shall Perform the Duties of Judicial Office Impartially and Diligently

Text: . . . . B. ADJUDICATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES. . . . . (4) A judge shall be patient, dignified and courteous to litigants, jurors, witnesses, lawyers and others with whom the judge deals in an official capacity, and shall require similar conduct of lawyers, and of staff, court officials and others subject to the judge's direction and control. (5) A judge shall perform judicial duties without bias or prejudice. A judge shall not, in the performance of judicial duties, by words or conduct manifest bias or prejudice, including but not limited to bias or prejudice based upon race, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status, and shall not permit staff, court officials and others subject to the judge's direction and control to do so. The Code of Judicial Conduct demands that judges conform to a higher standard of conduct than is expected of lawyers or other persons in society. In re Miera, 426 N.W.2d 850 (Minn.1988).