Equality (Canon V)

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1. Does Canon V equality apply only to adjudicative decisions and exclude administrative treatment? Multiple Choice Easy
2. What does Canon V Section 2 require concerning stereotypes? Multiple Choice Easy
3. Does the equality rule permit reasonable adjustments for vulnerable persons within existing laws and rules? Multiple Choice Easy
4. A court user has a communication barrier. The judge considers a reasonable lawful adjustment so the person can particip… Multiple Choice Medium
5. A judge learns court staff give favored court users priority solely because of social status. May the judge ignore it b… Multiple Choice Medium
6. An elderly court user has a documented physical inability to attend in the ordinary manner. A lawful reasonable arrange… Multiple Choice Hard
7. A judge assumes an uneducated witness is necessarily dishonest and treats a professionally qualified witness as automat… Multiple Choice Hard
8. Distinguish equal treatment from a ban on all reasonable accommodations. Essay Medium
9. What responsibility does a judge have when supervised personnel discriminate against court users? Essay Medium
10. Explain why assumptions about nationality, education or financial status cannot replace fair assessment of a court user. Essay Medium
11. Does Canon V Section 1 extend the same level of respect, attention and sensitivity to judicial colleagues? Multiple Choice Easy
12. A homeless court user seeks access to a remedy. Is homelessness among Section 4’s listed examples of vulnerability? Multiple Choice Easy