Mr. Thorne-Begland, who is raising twins with his partner, according to a biography that he provided, tried to allay concerns about impartiality, saying in a letter sent to Delegate David B. Albo, a Republican who is the chairman of the House Courts of Justice Committee, that if confirmed as District Court judge, he would "neutrally apply the laws".
Concerns about impartiality also led a school to cancel an anti-homophobic bullying workshop because people who think homophobic bullying is totally fine weren't there to present their side of the argument.
For the most part, however, it won't be an expression of genuine concern about impartiality that is being voiced; it will be the political equivalent of crocodile tears: a way of cowing individuals in authority by donning the mask of victimhood.
There are also concerns about the impartiality of the judge, who has links to a Christian charity which has campaigned for more conservative abortion laws.
But Taiwan, without naming Ms. Zhang, said it could not agree to the agenda because it had deep concerns about the impartiality and qualification of one of the recommended candidates.
In response to the exempt organizations (EO) division head Lois Lerner's concerns about the impartiality of that method, the criteria changed to "Organizations involved with political, lobbying, or advocacy for exemption under 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4)" in July 2011.
Permanent assembly standards commissioner Douglas Bain has decided he cannot intervene because his membership of the Parades Commission, which adjudicates on contentious marches like the one in Castlederg, would lead to concerns about his impartiality.
The concerns about the impartiality of Baroness Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, and Fiona Woolf have been well documented, as has the challenge the government faces in finding another person to chair the inquiry.
The development threatened to cast a damning coda on Leon's tenure as envoy, and raises concerns about the impartiality of special representatives appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.
As a result, evaluation work may and in fact, often does present challenges for all involved, ranging from practicalities such as arranging access to data, through conceptual disagreements about the programme and what it is trying to achieve, to concerns about the impartiality and competence of the evaluation team, widely divergent definitions of success and many others.
Human rights groups expressed concern about the impartiality of such courts and the desire and ability of The Sudan to bring the perpetrators of the human rights abuses to justice.
