code of conduct for united states judges

• Lawmakers Push Supremes to Adopt Formal Recusal Rules

Despite assurances from Chief Justice John G. Roberts that such a move was unnecessary and unwise, a group of lawmakers is pushing the Supreme Court to drop its current self-policing policy for recusals and formally adopt the same judicial code of ethics that binds other federal judges. Because the Supreme Court does not adhere to the code of conduct for (other) United States judges, they have granted themselves immunity from the standards of behavior that apply to every other justice in the land,'' said Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y. yesterday during a press conference in front of the Court, according to the Democrat and Chronicle.

• Lawyers USA
• March 14, 2012

• Justice Shouldn't Be Political ; Sandra Day O'connor Crosses the Line

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has violated the Code of Conduct for United States judges. She should resign from her position as a roving judge on "senior status." If she doesn't resign, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. - at whose sole discretion she serves as a "pinch hitter" on lower federal courts - should no longer designate her for such duties. In a controversial case Tuesday before a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Mrs. O'Connor provided the deciding vote in a 2-1 decision to throw out Arizona's requirement that new voter registrants provide proof of citizenship. This was not just another lousy decision in Justice O'Connor's long record of uneven jurisprudence. The deeper ethical problem is that she is active in political causes while continuing ...

• The Washington Times
• October 29, 2010

• Company Asks Judge to Step Down From Valley Fill Case

Crockett will represent Fola Coal Co. in the case Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, et al, v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, et al, which was recently heard by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Jack Bowman, retired West Virginia University law professor, who specialized in ethics, contracts, wills and trusts, said federal district judges follow the Code of Conduct for United States Judges from the Judicial Conference of the United States, which creates policy for the federal judiciary.

• State Journal, The
• August 28, 2009

• Judicial Ethics Education in the Federal Courts

Given the importance of judicial ethics to the public's confidence in the judiciary, educating judges about ethics is a high and continuing priority in the federal courts. People appointed as federal judges typically have strong records of integrity and are motivated to act ethically, but inadvertent mistakes sometimes occur, and they harm the reputation of the judge and the judiciary. The Federal Judicial Center, the education agency for the federal courts, works closely with the Judicial Conference committees responsible for administering and interpreting the sources of ethical rules: statutes and the Code of Conduct for United States Judges. Together they have developed curricula for in-person programs and resources in hard-copy and online formats, as well as television programs. Eth...

• Justice System Journal
• Vol. 28 Nbr. 3, January 2007

• Judicial Nominee Appears to Violate Conflict of Interest Rules; Center for Investigative Reporting Publishes Story On Salon.Com

BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A judge nominated last September by President Bush to one of the highest courts in the nation has apparently violated federal conflict of interest law repeatedly while serving on the federal bench, according to a Center for Investigative Reporting story published today in Salon.com. Judge James H. Payne, nominated to join the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals based in Denver, issued more than 100 orders in at least 18 cases that involved companies in which he or his wife owned stock, a review of court and financial records shows. Federal law and the official Code of Conduct for United States Judges explicitly prohibit judges from sitting on such cases, no matter how small their stock holding, in order to uphold the integrity of the judicial system.

• U.S. Newswire
• January 22, 2006

• Merlin Hill v. State of Mississippi, et al, (5th Cir. 2011)

... IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS. FOR T... Before KING, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Merlin Hill, Mississippi pris... after full disclosure, § 455(e), but the Code of Conduct for United States Judges states that di...

• Federal Circuits

• The Elusive Goal of Impartiality

Professors Bassett and Perschbacher propose a new judicial-recusal procedure that makes a judge’s recusal decision reviewable by another judge and makes the appearance of bias a factor in recusal determinations.

• Iowa Law Review
• Nbr. 97-1, November 2011

• IN RE COMPLAINT OF JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT, (9th Cir. 2011)

...the Code of Conduct for United States Judges. She alleges t...

• Federal Circuits

• Republican Party of Minn. v. White, 536 U.S. 765 (2002)

...CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No... Court has adopted a canon of judicial conduct that prohibits a "candidate for a judicial office"... provided for the selection of all state judges by popular election. Minn. Const., Art. VI, § 7. ...Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 5(A)(3)(d)(i) (2000). T...

• U.S. Supreme Court

• William Hill v. Rick Thaler, Director, (5th Cir. 2010)

... IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS. FOR T...Before KING, STEWART, and OWEN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Along with the parties and th...§ 455(e), the Code of Conduct for United States Judges provides that ...

• Federal Circuits