PrepTest 143, Section 2, Question 14
The current approach to recusal and disqualification of(432 more words not shown)
The author would be most(26 more words not shown)
- AThe standards in(17 more words not shown)
- BThe professional codes(12 more words not shown)
- CJudges are rarely(25 more words not shown)
- DJudges are rarely(25 more words not shown)
- EJudges are sometimes(23 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Appearances can mislead in both directions. A judge can look partial without actually being biased, and a judge can have a prejudice that outsiders don't notice. An approach focused on appearances can therefore remove the wrong person while missing a genuine problem. That captures the author's criticism without assuming we know how often either mistake occurs.
Working the answers
- A
The writer's concern is actual justice and undetected bias. We aren't told how reassured the general public feels under the current standards. A shifts from the functioning of the approach to public perception of it.
- B
No account of judges' opinions about the codes is provided. The author's objections aren't evidence that many judges find the codes meddlesome or ineffective.
- C
The second half is consistent with the concern about missed bias, but the frequency claims are unsupported. The text doesn't establish that mistaken removals are rare or quantify how many biased judges stay on cases.
- D
This also supplies unsupported frequencies. In particular, the author does not establish that biased judges are rarely allowed to remain; overlooked bias is one of the explicit worries.
- ECorrect
This states both kinds of mismatch at a modest level. Appearance-based removal can affect a judge who isn't actually biased, while bias invisible to observers can go undetected. The first two paragraphs support that combination; we don't need statistics showing that either outcome is the usual one.
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