If a judge gives an opinion on a matter not yet pending before him, and thereby shows bias or prejudice against the party, can the opining judge be barred from hearing that matter?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Pacific etc. Conference of United Methodist Church v. Court, 147 Cal.Rptr. 44, 82 Cal.App.3d 72 (Cal. App. 1978):
Where a judge gratuitously offers an opinion on a matter not yet pending before him and thereby shows a bias or prejudice against a party, a writ of mandate will issue precluding the opining judge from hearing that matter. (Calhoun v. Superior Court, 51 Cal.2d 257, 261, 331 P.2d 648.)
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