Supreme Court Rules Depart From Ethics Code for Other Judges

A new code of conduct announced by the US Supreme Court largely copies word-for-word ethics guidelines already in place for lower court judges.

But not on key issues such as enforcement, conflicts of interest and what behavior crosses the line into misconduct.

The justices wrote that their version was “adapted” from the federal judiciary’s code of conduct to reflect their “unique institutional setting.” In practice, some of the differences result in less stringent rules for the justices around recusing from cases and reporting potential violations by their colleagues.

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