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HI SCR204

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/18/2023

Primary Sponsor

Karl Rhoads

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Origin

Senate

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Supreme Court of the United States to adopt a formal ethics code similar to the Code of Conduct for United States Judges
  • Notes that the Code of Conduct for United States Judges applies to federal circuit judges, district judges, and other lower federal courts, but the Judicial Conference lacks authority to bind the Supreme Court
  • Points out that the nine Supreme Court justices are not currently bound by any code of conduct
  • References a February 3, 2022 letter from leading legal ethics scholars requesting Chief Justice Roberts draft a formal ethics code for the Supreme Court
  • Requires certified copies be transmitted to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Hawaii's congressional delegation

Legislative Description

Strongly Urging The Supreme Court Of The United States To Adopt A Formal Ethics Code For The Justices.

Ethics

Last Action

Certified copies of resolutions sent.

5/22/2023

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs4/11/2023
Judiciary3/15/2023

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