Justice Jackson Is Open to Binding Supreme Court Ethics Code

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said she’s open to the idea of an enforceable code of conduct for the US Supreme Court after calls from President Joe Biden for binding ethics rules and term limits.

“A binding code of ethics is pretty standard for judges,” Jackson said in an interview with “CBS News Sunday Morning.” Said she hasn’t seen a “persuasive reason as to why the court is different than the other courts.”

The Supreme Court adopted its first formal code of conduct in November 2023, but faced criticism because it had no way to enforce its rules.

Jackson is the ...