Workplace Misconduct Practices Vary by Court, Report Finds (1)

Workplace misconduct prevention plans are inconsistently applied throughout the judiciary, and clerks and judges continue to be reluctant to report misconduct from other members of the bench, a report found.

The report, conducted by the Federal Judicial Center and the National Academy of Public Administration and released Wednesday by Rep. Norma Torres (D-Calif.), represents a comprehensive view of the judiciary’s implementation of its self-policing workplace conduct system, known as the Model Employment Dispute Resolution Plan, adopted five years ago.

While the employment plan encourages law clerks to raise concerns, those interviewed said that clerks will “likely continue to have reservations ...