Actual bias

What does Actual bias mean in American Law?

The definition of Actual bias in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

In a judge or juror, an existing state of mind of bias for or against one of the parties, as distinguished from an inference which might be drawn from, e.g., a blood, marital, business, or previously hostile relationship he might have to one of the parties.

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