Court Panel Rejects Ethics Complaint Over Columbia Clerk Boycott

A federal appeals court panel has rejected a misconduct complaint against two judges who signed a letter promising to stop hiring law clerks from Columbia University over the institution’s handling of student protests tied to the Israel-Hamas war.

In a newly released Aug 12. order, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit’s judicial council said it was affirming the dismissal of a misconduct complaint filed against a district and circuit judge. Two of the letters’ signatories sit within the circuit, Circuit Judge Elizabeth Branch and US District Judge Tilman Self III of the Middle District of Georgia. ...