HR-1057 : Still Just a Bill


Supreme Court Ethics Act

This bill establishes a new statutory requirement for the Judicial Conference of the United States (Judicial Conference) to issue a judicial code of conduct for judges and justices of U.S. courts (including Justices of the Supreme Court).

Currently, the Judicial Conference issues a code of conduct for judges of U.S. courts (but not for Justices of the Supreme Court).

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-03-22CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.House committee actions
2019-02-07IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.House floor actions
2019-02-07IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Law
Related Subjects
  • Federal appellate courts
  • Federal district courts
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Judges
  • Supreme Court
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