Sefer HaChinuch ספר החינוך

To not sway the judgment of a stranger or an orphan: That the judge is prevented from hiding his eyes, to sway the judgment of a stranger or an orphan. And about this it states (Deuteronomy 24:17), “Do not sway the judgment of a stranger or an orphan, etc.” I have written what is needed about the matter of swaying judgment above in the Order of Kedoshim (Sefer HaChinukh 233) and Mishpatim (Sefer HaChinukh 81), according to the way of this book — and take it from there.

And one who transgresses this, and sways the judgment of a stranger, violates two negative commandments — the one is that mentioned here and the second is “Do not do injustice in judgment” in the Order of Mishpatim (Leviticus 19:15). And if [the judged] was a stranger and an orphan, [the judge] violates three [commandments]; one because of [being a] stranger, one because of [being an] orphan — that are [both] mentioned here — and one because of “Do not do injustice in judgment.” And there is no doubt that the main warning here is to the men, as they are in charge of justice. But, nonetheless, women are [also] included in this negative commandment. (See Mishneh Torah, The Sanhedrin and the Penalties within Their Jurisdiction 2.)