NCJ Number
14614
Date Published
1974
Length
317 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSES THE DETAILS OF INCIDENTS WHERE THE ETHICAL BEHAVIOR OF FEDERAL JUDGES HAS BEEN QUESTIONED AND RECOMMENDS IMPROVEMENTS IN DEFINING AND ENFORCING ETHICAL BEHAVIOR FOR FEDERAL JUDGES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR MAINTAINS THAT EVEN THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE OF THE BEHAVIOR OF JUDGES IN PRIVATE AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL LIFE SHOULD MEASURE UP TO CERTAIN MORAL CRITERIA. IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE APPEARANCE OF PARTIALITY, WHETHER BASED ON THE JUDGE'S APPARENT ECONOMIC SELF-INTEREST, HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, HIS CLASS OR RACIAL PREJUDICES, OR CARELESSNESS ABOUT THE CONCERNS OF CITIZENS AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST, IS THE GREATEST CONTEMPORARY THREAT CONFRONTING THE JUDICIARY. PROPOSALS ARE OFFERED FOR LEGISLATION THAT WILL GIVE PARAMETERS FOR JUDGES' BEHAVIOR.