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By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - U.S. federal judges need "more rigorous" ethics training to ensure they are not hearing disputes in which they have a financial interest, U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said in a year-end report published on Friday, citing a recent Wall Street Journal investigation. The new...
I applaud my colleagues in the House for moving my legislation, which would help prevent conflicts of interest and ensure federal judges are subject to the same level of transparency as other officials.
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday that would impose stricter stock disclosure requirements on federal judges, including the creation of a searchable online database of judicial financial disclosure forms.