Selected Literature on Judicial Conduct and Disability - An Annotated Bibliography

• NCJ Number: 94169
• Author(s): J vanSchaick; K M Sampson
• Date Published: 1983
• Length: 101 pages
• Corporate Author: American Judicature Soc
• Sale Source: American Judicature Soc
• Publication Type: Bibliography
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This annotated bibliography includes abstracts of 130 articles and 21 books and monographs organized under 4 major subject headings.

Abstract

The first subject area, 'Codes and Standards of Judicial Conduct,' surveys commentary on the Old Canons of Judicial Ethics and the development, efficacy, and enforcement of the 1972 American Bar Association Code of Judicial Conduct. The second subject heading is 'Ethical Issues and Dilemmas.' These articles are on judicial ethics generally, the struggle to foster judicial independence while ensuring accountability, judges' first amendment rights, and conflict of interest. 'Off-the-Bench Conduct and Disability' is the umbrella for the third major grouping of articles. It presents discussion of off-the-bench conduct generally and in relation to specific canons -- particularly those governing political and campaign conduct and business, civic, and charitable activities. It includes articles on financial disclosure and judicial disability. The fourth subject heading is 'Disciplinary Systems: Their History and Procedures.' Articles in this group describe the development, structures, and procedures of conduct commissions in general and of some individual State commissions. It also addresses such corollary issues as the deterrent effect of commissions, due process for judges, and commission visibility. The final section provides abstracts of relevant books and monographs. Appendixes present the code of judicial conduct and a directory of judicial conduct organizations. A subject index and an author index are included. (Author summary modified)