HI SCR110

Urges the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a formal ethics code similar to the code of conduct that applies to federal circuit judges, district judges, and other lower federal judges.

Notes that the nine Supreme Court justices are currently not bound by any code of conduct, unlike all other federal judges who must follow ethical guidelines regarding conflicts of interest, outside activities, and gifts.

Cites the 2009 Supreme Court decision in Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co. where Justice Kennedy stated that judicial codes of conduct serve to maintain the integrity of the judiciary and rule of law.

References a February 3, 2022 letter from leading legal ethics scholars requesting that Chief Justice Roberts draft a formal ethics code for the Supreme Court.

Directs that certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Hawaii's congressional delegation.