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Judicial Conduct Reporter
Summary
The Judicial Conduct Reporter, a quarterly, reports developments
in judicial discipline, tracks changes in codes of conduct, and
analyzes recent decisions and advisory opinions.
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Below are descriptions of the articles from the fall 2007 Judicial Conduct Reporter.
Campaign Supporters and
Disqualification by Cynthia Gray
According to a 2007 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, 69% of
the public believe that raising money for elections moderately or
greatly affects a judge's rulings, although 64% still favor election of
judges. Under the code of judicial conduct, a judge is required to
disqualify from "a proceeding in which the judge's impartiality might
reasonably be questioned." Judicial ethics advisory opinions,
however, consistently state that a judge is not required to disqualify
himself or herself from presiding over a case merely because an attorney
or party has contributed to the judge's election campaign. Those
opinions are consistent with case law.
Judicial Accountability System in
Bosnia and Herzegovina by Mersudin Pruzan
The judiciary occupies a unique position in a democratic society, and it
should uphold the law for all, safeguarding the rights of all
individuals and all minority groups.
Recent Judicial Ethics Advisory Opinions --
Teaching
Developments Following Republican Party of
Minnesota v. White
This article up-dates information on developments following the U.S.
Supreme Court decision that the prohibition on judicial candidates
announcing their views on disputed legal or political issues was
unconstitutional in Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, 536
U.S. 765 (2002).
Assessing Complaints About Judicial Conduct
To evaluate the federal judiciary's handling of complaints under the
Judicial Conduct and Disability Act, a study committee appointed by
then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist (called the Breyer Committee," for
its chair, Justice Stephen Breyer) applied several standards it
developed based on the language of the Act.
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