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What happens when a judge is accused of bias? You’d think another authority would step in to review the claim. But that’s not how our system works.

In Florida — and in far too many places — the judge being accused of bias gets to decide whether they’re too biased to stay on the case.

Let that sink in.

The person whose fairness is in question becomes the one to rule on their own integrity.
This isn’t justice. This is circular logic and systemic failure.

Judicial recusal exists to protect public trust in the courts — not just actual fairness, but the appearance of fairness. If a parent, survivor, or advocate believes a judge is biased, that fear must be taken seriously — not brushed off by the very person at the center of the conflict.

You can’t expect justice from a system that refuses to self-correct.

A judge may believe they’re unbiased — but bias is invisible to those who carry it. That’s why we have laws. That’s why we have standards. That’s why we’re speaking out.

We demand that:

• Recusal motions be reviewed by an independent judicial panel, not the judge accused.
• Families in family court receive the same constitutional protections as any other litigants.
• Judges who show patterns of partiality or disregard for vulnerable populations be removed and investigated, not protected by their robes.

This is not personal. This is structural.
This is not about one judge. This is about a system that protects itself — even when it fails the people it’s supposed to serve.

If you’re tired of courts that ignore your voice, if you’ve been silenced by bias, if your child has been harmed by injustice: you are not alone.

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