'Huge News' as Congress Tightens Ethics Rules for Federal Judges

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'Huge News' as Congress Tightens Ethics Rules for Federal Judges
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A bill which one group called 'vital legislation that will boost public trust in the judiciary and codify judicial ethics' is headed to President Joe Biden's desk.

that, from 2010 to 2018, 131 judges heard nearly 700 cases in which they or their family had interests, violating federal law.

The measure would amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 in two ways. It would establish a searchable online database with judges' financial disclosure forms within 90 days of them being filed. "This bill will hold federal judges to the same financial transaction disclosure requirements as members of the legislative and executive branches of government, eliminating an unwarranted double standard," she said.

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