Recusal

A motion for change of venue ensures that a case is heard in the best location. There are two basic requirements that must be met before a court can hear a case. The first is jurisdiction, which means that the court has the authority to decide the legal issues which affect the rights of the parties in the case.

To achieve a change of venue, defendants typically have to show a reasonable likelihood that they can't receive a fair trial.Other reasons for a change of venue include: a judge who is prejudiced against the defendant, and. in capital cases, a jury pool that's predisposed for or against the death penalty.

Reasons for changes of venue include pretrial publicity, bias, political atmosphere, and any other circumstance that the parties believe would prevent them from obtaining a fair trial in the county in which the case was originally filed.

Judicial disqualification, also referred to as recusal, is the act of abstaining from participation in an official action such as a legal proceeding due to a conflict of interest of the presiding court official or administrative officer.

To achieve a change of venue, defendants typically have to show a reasonable likelihood that they can't receive a fair trial. That reasonable likelihood is usually due to pretrial publicity, but it could have to do with some other event making it almost impossible to find an impartial jury.

A change of venue is the legal term for moving a trial to a new location.A change of venue request because venue is improper means that the removing defendant believes that the case may not be in that venue because it is improper under procedural rules.

A motion to recuse is a legal motion filed in court that says a judge should be disqualified, or removed, from a legal case for a reason listed within CCP 170.1. The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor or a defense attorney.

When an attorney requests a change of venue, the attorney is asking: the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.