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.
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts arrives to attend President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress inside the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool/File PhotoDec 31 - 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.
In his annual report on the federal judiciary, Roberts said most judges scrupulously follow the rules, and the violations identified by the Wall Street Journal were mostly "isolated" and "unintentional" oversights caused by conflict-checking procedures failing to reveal a financial conflict.
"Collectively, our ethics training programs need to be more rigorous," Roberts said. "That means more classtime, webinars, and consultations. But it also requires greater attention to promoting a culture of compliance, even when busy dockets keep judicial calendars full."
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