Judge D’Emic lectures Bay Ridge Lawyers on bias in judicial decision making
The Bay Ridge Lawyers Association (BRLA) invited Justice Matthew D’Emic to present a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) lecture titled “Bias in Judicial Decision Making: A Judge’s View” during its monthly meeting at Hunter’s Steak and Ale House on Wednesday night.
The BRLA packed the house as additional members of the judiciary showed up to support D’Emic, and many new and prospective members showed up as it was also a “New Member Outreach Meeting.”
As the title of the lecture suggests, D’Emic spent a little over an hour discussing bias in judicial decision making. He went over what exactly judicial bias is, the difference between implicit and explicit bias, when judges should recuse themselves and how judges can avoid bias.