Idaho Code. Judi. Cond. 2.2

As amended through November 5, 2024
Rule 2.2 - Impartiality

A judge shall uphold and apply the law,* and shall perform all duties of judicial office impartially.* A judge shall maintain professional competence in the performance of judicial duties*.

Id. Code. Judi. Cond. 2.2

Comment

[1] To ensure impartiality to all parties, a judge must be objective.

[2] Although each judge comes to the bench with a unique background and personal philosophy, a judge must interpret and apply the law without regard to whether the judge approves or disapproves of the law in question.

[3] When applying and interpreting the law, a judge sometimes may make good-faith errors of fact or law. Errors of this kind do not violate this Rule.

[4] It is not a violation of this Rule for a judge to make reasonable accommodations to ensure self-represented litigants the opportunity to have their matters fairly heard. A judge's ability to make reasonable accommodations for self-represented litigants does not oblige a judge to overlook a self-represented litigant's violation of a clear order, to repeatedly excuse a self-represented litigant's failure to comply with deadlines, or to allow a self-represented litigant to use the process to harass the other side.