Sentences with phrase «judicial conduct»

The code of judicial conduct bars federal judges from using the prestige of their office for fundraising purposes.

Judges have judicial conduct rules that they must follow and if they fail to do so they can be removed from office.

Thus, a profile includes a judge's biography and vital statistics, but also the judge's reversal record, judicial conduct report and financial and campaign - finance disclosures.

Laws and organizations charged with regulating judicial conduct may also affect pro se litigants.

The complaint was first considered by Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada Chief Justice Edmond Blanchard, vice chairman of the CJC's judicial conduct committee.

Several Hawai'i judges privately expressed support for the march, Portnoy said, but added that «archaic rules» governing judicial conduct prevented them from joining the protest.

whistling and pounding on the bench in the manner disclosed by the electronic record is unacceptable judicial conduct

We emphasize that this does not deprive the judge of a remedy where procedural or fairness issues arise in an inquiry, just that the sui generis judicial conduct process under the Judges Act has built into it a mechanism (by way of appeal from the Committee to the Council at the end of the inquiry process) to address those issues through the Council which is itself a superior court.

The state Commission on Judicial Conduct does not comment on whether or not a complaint has been filed, said Marisa Harrison, a spokeswoman for the commission, which is responsible for investigating judicial conduct.

Carni said the rules of judicial conduct prevent him from discussing politics.

The ABA found it appropriate to apply the basic tenets of appropriate judicial conduct, such as judges» duty to «respect and honor the judicial office as a public trust and strive to maintain and enhance confidence in the judicial system» and to «maintain the dignity of the judicial office at all times» when it applied rules of offline conduct to judges» activities online.

«At a time when judges of all stripes all over the country are under concerted political assault, organizations like the ABA ought to be tightening restrictions upon inappropriate judicial conduct — ought to be proactive in helping convince a shaky public that the tiny majority of judges who flaunt the rules can and will be punished.»

One is that the term «bias» in this context may be misunderstood to mean something different and unintended — either a disqualifying bias under judicial conduct rules or a conscious prejudice.

The Manhattan judge who has been getting the best of an unlimited sick time policy for nearly three years could be making a comeback as he faces an evaluation by court officials and the state agency overseeing judicial conduct, his lawyer said.

All codes of judicial conduct espouse the values of judicial independence, impartiality, integrity, diligence and competence, as evidenced by The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct (2002), which was signed by the chief justices of 29 countries.

Todd & Weld filed suit on behalf of Judge Kendall in federal court challenging the removal proceedings as unconstitutional on separation of powers grounds as an illegal encroachment by the legislative and executive branches of government on the inherent right of the judicial branch of government to monitor and review judicial conduct.

Panelists included Judge Dixon; the Honorable Bernice B. Donald, Western District of Tennessee; Cynthia Gray, Esq. of Chicago, Illinois who counsels judges; Marla N. Greenstein of Anchorage, Alaska, who is involved in judicial conduct regulation; and G. Michael Witte who is Indiana Disciplinary Commission Executive Secretary and a former judge.

Last week, the SJC concluded its deliberations and announced that it had approved a new judicial conduct rule that slightly eases restrictions on state court judges» ability to explain their decisions to the public.

Tennessee judicial conduct board reprimands judge for aiding release in assault case, Reuters

SB 439 Specifies grounds for impeachment of Kansas Supreme Court justice and District Court judges chosen via merit / commission system to include «attempting to subvert fundamental laws and introduce arbitrary power, attempting to usurp the power of the legislative or executive branch of government, exhibiting wanton or reckless judicial conduct.»

On April 29th, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Williams - Yulee v. Florida Bar, upholding the constitutionality of Florida's canon of judicial conduct prohibiting judicial candidates from personally soliciting campaign contributions.

Charles Geyh, an Indiana University law professor who writes about judicial conduct and ethics, told The Washington Post: «Presidents have disagreed with court rulings all the time.

A complete reference that discusses the state's code of judicial conduct in more detail can be found in the Indiana Code of Judicial Conduct, which is available online.

A complaint of harassment by a recipient of the photos (who received them without Douglas» knowledge or consent) was made to the Canadian Judicial Council — the body that investigates judicial conduct.

The Canadian judiciary has a strong and honourable tradition in this area which serves as a sound foundation for appropriate judicial conduct...

While inappropriate judicial conduct must certainly be proscribed, political overreaction and intervention, resulting in the kind of private members bill you refer to, is of great concern.

By the same token, Judge Eiler's act of whistling and pounding on the bench in the manner disclosed by the electronic record is unacceptable judicial conduct.»

Zabel was reprimanded for his breach of the standards of judicial conduct in combination with a suspension without pay for 30 days.

The courts have traditionally kept their hands off the ethics rules and judicial conduct rules adopted by the states, but in recent years have nibbled away those rules.

There are four essential canons of judicial conduct that apply to judges serving on the supreme court and all other state judges in Indiana.

Composition of Judicial Council and its ability to adopt rules of judicial conduct governing all state judges

State Senator John A. DeFrancisco, a Republican who is chairman of the Finance Committee, said he supported extra money for the judicial conduct commission, noting that its request — an additional $ 273,300 — was a pittance in a $ 150 billion budget.

The subject of these attempts at regulation range widely, from attorney advertising to witness investigation to judicial conduct.

In the author's opinion, these performance evaluations should be synchronized with the code of judicial conduct.

Julie Green and Howard Cooper obtained a complete affirmance from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit of a 2008 trial court victory in a case brought on behalf of Judge Leon A. Kendall of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands against the judicial conduct commission of the Virgin Islands, called the Commission on Judicial Disabilities.

[30] The criminal justice system is very decentralized in one aspect — trial courts are based in each inhabited island, and there is no «single central judicial authority» to regulate the application of law or judicial conduct.