Re: samscorpio...Lake...... on Rules, 2d paragraph...Gil
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Apr 24, 2008 09:55AM
Here is a lead on the NEW Federal Rules of Judicial Conduct that were approved on 3/12/08 and nshall be effective in 30 days...
Go to the sencond paragraph and click on RULES in blue and you will get all 50 pages of the Rules as approved...
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The Judicial Conference of the United States today [March 11] approved the first-ever binding, nationwide set of rules for handling conduct and disability complaints against federal judges, bringing consistency and rigor to the process.U.S. Courts News Release, March 11, 2008.
The new rules, which take effect in 30 days, are authorized under a statute (the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980) that allows any person to file a complaint alleging that a federal judge has engaged in conduct "prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts." The statute also permits the filing of a complaint relating to a judge's inability to perform his or her duties because of "mental or physical disability."
The Conference approved these rules in response to recommendations made in September 2006 by a special committee chaired by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer (the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act Study Committee). The rules cover such topics as complaint initiation and review, venue, confidentiality and publication, remedies, the conduct of investigations, and the rights and roles of participants in the process.