Bill > AB2262

This bill makes changes to procedures for disqualifying judges and addressing discrimination in criminal proceedings. It modifies how a judge's disqualification statement is served, requiring it to be delivered during business hours at the courthouse and allowing service on the court executive officer in addition to the judge's clerk. The bill also expands the rights of defendants to challenge convictions or sentences based on racial, ethnic, or national origin discrimination by allowing judges to admit or deny allegations of bias in a written answer, and it provides trial judges with discretion to stay or proceed with a trial if a motion alleging their bias is made during proceedings, with specific timelines for motions made after a verdict but before sentencing.

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