Supreme Court Ethics Act

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Bill Number

HR 1057

Introduced

Feb 7, 2019

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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Topics

Federal appellate courts Federal district courts Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Judges Law Supreme Court

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Summary

Supreme Court Ethics Act

This bill establishes a new statutory requirement for the Judicial Conference of the United States (Judicial Conference) to issue a judicial code of conduct for judges and justices of U.S. courts (including Justices of the Supreme Court).

Currently, the Judicial Conference issues a code of conduct for judges of U.S. courts (but not for Justices of the Supreme Court).

Actions

Mar 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Feb 13, 2019

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1559-1560)
Feb 7, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2019

Introduced in House

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