New Disclosure Site Slow to Post Judicial Stock Trading Reports

Delays in posting stock transactions and other financial disclosures by US judges to a new database are limiting the utility of a tool designed to improve public transparency of the court system, watchdogs said.

The most recent mandatory securities transaction report available was submitted by a judge in April, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan judicial watchdog Fix the Court and a review of postings through Oct. 9 by Bloomberg Law.

Annual disclosures are due to be published within 90 days of submission, while interim reports must be filed within 45 days of the transaction, under a law that ...