California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Landau v. Superior Court (Medical Bd. of California), 60 Cal.App.4th 940, 71 Cal.Rptr.2d 54 (Cal. App. 1998):
In a different context, we note that judicial review of the denial of a statutory preemptory challenge to a trial judge is subject to review only by extraordinary writ and may not be reviewed on direct appeal of the final judgment. (Code Civ. Proc., 170.3; People v. Brown (1993) 6 Cal.4th 322, 334-335, 24 Cal.Rptr.2d 710, 862 P.2d 710.) (However, a "nonstatutory" due process claim of judicial bias may be raised on direct appeal from a final judgment. (People v. Brown, supra, at p. 335, 24 Cal.Rptr.2d 710, 862 P.2d 710.).)
The above passage should not be considered legal advice. Reliable answers to complex legal questions require comprehensive research memos. To learn more visit www.alexi.com.