Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2023

Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2023

This bill makes various changes to the federal framework governing judicial ethics.

Among the changes, the bill

• prohibits federal judges and Supreme Court Justices from owning individual stocks and securities;
• requires the Judicial Conference of the United States to issue regulations restricting the solicitation or acceptance of gifts in connection with a private judicial seminar;
• expresses the sense of Congress that the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges shall apply to Supreme Court Justices;
• requires federal judges and Supreme Court Justices to report on each association or interest that would require recusal, including any financial interest of a spouse or minor child who resides in the household; and
• establishes a committee to review complaints against the Supreme Court.