JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT - The appropriate role for a judge to play in a jury trial has been the subject of a number of appeals. Courts have said a trial judge must always remain fair and impartial. Kennedy v. Los Angeles Police Dep't, 901 F.
The Judicial Conference also reviews orders that judicial councils for the federal circuits issue on complaints of judicial misconduct or judicial disability, and it may reassign federal judges to different federal courts.
Definition - Noun
: a trial that terminates without a verdict because of error, necessity, prejudicial misconduct, or a hung jury
see also manifest necessity
compare dismissal trial de novo
Pronunciation'mis-"trI-&l ...
mistrial: a trial which has been terminated and declared void prior to the reaching of verdict due to extraordinary circumstance, serious prejudicial misconduct or hung jury - it does not result in a judgment for any party but merely indicates a ...
 See also: State, Judicial, Trial, Attorney, Attorn
  
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