U.S. Supreme Court,
Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Dec. 27, 2019
Judicial ethics: HR 1, the For the People Act of 2019
It is an historical anomaly that Supreme Court justices are the only judicial category not currently covered by a code of conduct.
A. Marco Turk
Emeritus Professor
CSU Dominguez Hills
Email: amarcoturk.commentary@gmail.com
A. Marco Turk is a contributing writer, professor emeritus and former director of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding program at CSU Dominguez Hills, and currently adjunct professor of law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.
The For The People Act of 2019 is a bill introduced and passed in the U.S. House of Representatives to, among other things, create ethics rules for the U.S. Supreme Court where strangely none exist. The bill was passed by the House on March 8 by a vote of 234-193 along strict party lines. However, to take effect, it would also need to be passed by the Senate, which event has not occurred as of this writing.
It is an historical anomal...
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