S-393 : 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
2019-02-07IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Senate
2019-02-07IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress