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  1. FEDERAL JUDGE NAMED IN COURTHOUSE MISCONDUCT CASE

    Atlanta federal judge Eleanor Ross was reprimanded for sexual activity in chambers between 2023-2025. Law clerks reported discomfort. She remains on the bench.

    #JudgeRoss, #JudicialEthics, #AtlantaNews, #FederalJudge, #WorkplaceConduct

    newsletter.tf/atlanta-judge-el

  2. Federal Judge Shields GA Supreme Court Candidates from Ethics Panel's Public Statements

    Federal judge stops GA ethics panel from naming Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin for alleged violations before the election. Affects voter information.

    #GeorgiaPolitics, #JudicialEthics, #ElectionLaw, #JenJordan, #MiracleRankin

    newsletter.tf/ga-judge-blocks-

  3. A federal judge in Georgia has stopped the state's ethics panel from naming two Supreme Court candidates, Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin, over alleged rule violations. This decision comes just before the election.

    #GeorgiaPolitics, #JudicialEthics, #ElectionLaw, #JenJordan, #MiracleRankin
    newsletter.tf/ga-judge-blocks-

  4. High Court Visibility vs. Internal Friction

    As of May 20, 2026, the Supreme Court faces internal tension and public trust issues. Learn how new stock rules and judge behavior affect the court today.

    #supremecourt, #uslaw, #judicialethics, #legalnews, #courttransparency

    newsletter.tf/supreme-court-in

  5. The Supreme Court is facing more public criticism than in previous years. New rules now require justices to list corporate stocks to stop money conflicts.

    #supremecourt, #uslaw, #judicialethics, #legalnews, #courttransparency
    newsletter.tf/supreme-court-in

  6. NEW JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT SPARKING WIDE DISCOURSE

    Concerns rise over federal judge Melissa Isaak's past comments about women and her qualifications for the immigration bench. What does this mean for court trust?

    #FederalJudge, #MelissaIsaak, #JudicialEthics, #ImmigrationCourt, #PublicTrust

    newsletter.tf/judge-isaak-past

  7. Just finished Elie Mystal's podcast Contempt of Court. Really interesting and thought-provoking. Highly recommend it, if you're looking for something to listen to.
    thenation.com/content/contempt

    #podcast #recommended #supremecourt #courtreform #judicialethics #courtpacking #SCOTUS

  8. Just finished Elie Mystal's podcast Contempt of Court. Really interesting and thought-provoking. Highly recommend it, if you're looking for something to listen to.
    thenation.com/content/contempt

    #podcast #recommended #supremecourt #courtreform #judicialethics #courtpacking #SCOTUS

  9. Just finished Elie Mystal's podcast Contempt of Court. Really interesting and thought-provoking. Highly recommend it, if you're looking for something to listen to.
    thenation.com/content/contempt

    #podcast #recommended #supremecourt #courtreform #judicialethics #courtpacking #SCOTUS

  10. Watching Supreme Court justices navigate political neutrality is like watching a giraffe attempt stealth mode or drunk penguins on ice, hilarious if it weren't deciding your rights. It's admirable in theory, but the execution leaves much to be desired.

    #SupremeCourt, #JudicialEthics, #PoliticalSatire, #LegalHumor, #ConstitutionalCrisis

    medium.com/@coaching_13901/how

  11. Watching Supreme Court justices navigate political neutrality is like watching a giraffe attempt stealth mode or drunk penguins on ice, hilarious if it weren't deciding your rights. It's admirable in theory, but the execution leaves much to be desired.

    #SupremeCourt, #JudicialEthics, #PoliticalSatire, #LegalHumor, #ConstitutionalCrisis

    medium.com/@coaching_13901/how

  12. Watching Supreme Court justices navigate political neutrality is like watching a giraffe attempt stealth mode or drunk penguins on ice, hilarious if it weren't deciding your rights. It's admirable in theory, but the execution leaves much to be desired.

    #SupremeCourt, #JudicialEthics, #PoliticalSatire, #LegalHumor, #ConstitutionalCrisis

    medium.com/@coaching_13901/how

  13. Watching Supreme Court justices navigate political neutrality is like watching a giraffe attempt stealth mode or drunk penguins on ice, hilarious if it weren't deciding your rights. It's admirable in theory, but the execution leaves much to be desired.

    #SupremeCourt, #JudicialEthics, #PoliticalSatire, #LegalHumor, #ConstitutionalCrisis

    medium.com/@coaching_13901/how

  14. #LegalEthics Tidbit: Can a judge get into a Facebook fight with a litigant?

    A litigant in an OH guardianship case criticized a decision in the comments on the Probate Court Facebook page. The judge clapped back, accusing the litigant of elder abuse & showing up for court drunk. Public Reprimand for a public statement that could impair the fairness of a pending matter.

    lnkd.in/ezs-M3ih
    #law #judge #judicialethics

  15. #LegalEthics Tidbit: Can a judge get into a Facebook fight with a litigant?

    A litigant in an OH guardianship case criticized a decision in the comments on the Probate Court Facebook page. The judge clapped back, accusing the litigant of elder abuse & showing up for court drunk. Public Reprimand for a public statement that could impair the fairness of a pending matter.

    lnkd.in/ezs-M3ih
    #law #judge #judicialethics

  16. #LegalEthics Tidbit: Can a judge get into a Facebook fight with a litigant?

    A litigant in an OH guardianship case criticized a decision in the comments on the Probate Court Facebook page. The judge clapped back, accusing the litigant of elder abuse & showing up for court drunk. Public Reprimand for a public statement that could impair the fairness of a pending matter.

    lnkd.in/ezs-M3ih
    #law #judge #judicialethics

  17. #LegalEthics Tidbit: Can a judge get into a Facebook fight with a litigant?

    A litigant in an OH guardianship case criticized a decision in the comments on the Probate Court Facebook page. The judge clapped back, accusing the litigant of elder abuse & showing up for court drunk. Public Reprimand for a public statement that could impair the fairness of a pending matter.

    lnkd.in/ezs-M3ih
    #law #judge #judicialethics

  18. #LegalEthics Tidbit: Can a judge get into a Facebook fight with a litigant?

    A litigant in an OH guardianship case criticized a decision in the comments on the Probate Court Facebook page. The judge clapped back, accusing the litigant of elder abuse & showing up for court drunk. Public Reprimand for a public statement that could impair the fairness of a pending matter.

    lnkd.in/ezs-M3ih
    #law #judge #judicialethics

  19. Each justice would be required to publicly release their opinions & disclose how they voted on issues considered on an emergency basis, sometimes referred to as the #ShadowDocket. Such decisions, which have become more common & increasingly controversial in recent years, don’t identify how each justice voted.

    #law #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  20. Each justice would be required to publicly release their opinions & disclose how they voted on issues considered on an emergency basis, sometimes referred to as the #ShadowDocket. Such decisions, which have become more common & increasingly controversial in recent years, don’t identify how each justice voted.

    #law #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  21. Each justice would be required to publicly release their opinions & disclose how they voted on issues considered on an emergency basis, sometimes referred to as the #ShadowDocket. Such decisions, which have become more common & increasingly controversial in recent years, don’t identify how each justice voted.

    #law #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  22. Each justice would be required to publicly release their opinions & disclose how they voted on issues considered on an emergency basis, sometimes referred to as the #ShadowDocket. Such decisions, which have become more common & increasingly controversial in recent years, don’t identify how each justice voted.

    #law #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  23. Each justice would be required to publicly release their opinions & disclose how they voted on issues considered on an emergency basis, sometimes referred to as the #ShadowDocket. Such decisions, which have become more common & increasingly controversial in recent years, don’t identify how each justice voted.

    #law #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  24. It would require the #IRS to initiate an #audit of the justices’ tax returns each year, release the results & make the tax filings public. Nominees to the court would have to disclose 3 yrs of tax returns.

    Another measure would allow a two-thirds vote of the court to force a fellow justice to #recuse from a case.

    #law #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  25. It would require the #IRS to initiate an #audit of the justices’ tax returns each year, release the results & make the tax filings public. Nominees to the court would have to disclose 3 yrs of tax returns.

    Another measure would allow a two-thirds vote of the court to force a fellow justice to #recuse from a case.

    #law #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  26. It would require the #IRS to initiate an #audit of the justices’ tax returns each year, release the results & make the tax filings public. Nominees to the court would have to disclose 3 yrs of tax returns.

    Another measure would allow a two-thirds vote of the court to force a fellow justice to #recuse from a case.

    #law #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  27. It would require the #IRS to initiate an #audit of the justices’ tax returns each year, release the results & make the tax filings public. Nominees to the court would have to disclose 3 yrs of tax returns.

    Another measure would allow a two-thirds vote of the court to force a fellow justice to #recuse from a case.

    #law #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  28. It would require the #IRS to initiate an #audit of the justices’ tax returns each year, release the results & make the tax filings public. Nominees to the court would have to disclose 3 yrs of tax returns.

    Another measure would allow a two-thirds vote of the court to force a fellow justice to #recuse from a case.

    #law #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  29. The #legislation would also require #SCOTUS nominees to be automatically scheduled for a vote in the #Senate if their nominations have lingered in committee for >180 days.
    
The measure would prevent senators from blocking a president’s nominees by refusing to hold a vote on them, as then-Senate Majority Leader #MitchMcConnell (R-KY) did after President Barack #Obama’s nomination of #MerrickGarland in 2016.

    #law #ethics #JudicialEthics #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  30. The #legislation would also require #SCOTUS nominees to be automatically scheduled for a vote in the #Senate if their nominations have lingered in committee for >180 days.
    
The measure would prevent senators from blocking a president’s nominees by refusing to hold a vote on them, as then-Senate Majority Leader #MitchMcConnell (R-KY) did after President Barack #Obama’s nomination of #MerrickGarland in 2016.

    #law #ethics #JudicialEthics #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  31. The #legislation would also require #SCOTUS nominees to be automatically scheduled for a vote in the #Senate if their nominations have lingered in committee for >180 days.
    
The measure would prevent senators from blocking a president’s nominees by refusing to hold a vote on them, as then-Senate Majority Leader #MitchMcConnell (R-KY) did after President Barack #Obama’s nomination of #MerrickGarland in 2016.

    #law #ethics #JudicialEthics #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  32. The #legislation would also require #SCOTUS nominees to be automatically scheduled for a vote in the #Senate if their nominations have lingered in committee for >180 days.
    
The measure would prevent senators from blocking a president’s nominees by refusing to hold a vote on them, as then-Senate Majority Leader #MitchMcConnell (R-KY) did after President Barack #Obama’s nomination of #MerrickGarland in 2016.

    #law #ethics #JudicialEthics #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  33. The #legislation would also require #SCOTUS nominees to be automatically scheduled for a vote in the #Senate if their nominations have lingered in committee for >180 days.
    
The measure would prevent senators from blocking a president’s nominees by refusing to hold a vote on them, as then-Senate Majority Leader #MitchMcConnell (R-KY) did after President Barack #Obama’s nomination of #MerrickGarland in 2016.

    #law #ethics #JudicialEthics #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  34. During the rollout, each president would approve justices in the first & third year of their terms.
    
The bill would also require a ruling by ⅔ of the high court & the circuit courts of appeals, rather than a simple majority, to overturn a #law passed by #Congress. #Wyden said the current court has been too quick to discard #precedent & curtail #rights by narrow majorities.

    #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  35. During the rollout, each president would approve justices in the first & third year of their terms.
    
The bill would also require a ruling by ⅔ of the high court & the circuit courts of appeals, rather than a simple majority, to overturn a #law passed by #Congress. #Wyden said the current court has been too quick to discard #precedent & curtail #rights by narrow majorities.

    #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  36. During the rollout, each president would approve justices in the first & third year of their terms.
    
The bill would also require a ruling by ⅔ of the high court & the circuit courts of appeals, rather than a simple majority, to overturn a #law passed by #Congress. #Wyden said the current court has been too quick to discard #precedent & curtail #rights by narrow majorities.

    #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  37. During the rollout, each president would approve justices in the first & third year of their terms.
    
The bill would also require a ruling by ⅔ of the high court & the circuit courts of appeals, rather than a simple majority, to overturn a #law passed by #Congress. #Wyden said the current court has been too quick to discard #precedent & curtail #rights by narrow majorities.

    #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  38. During the rollout, each president would approve justices in the first & third year of their terms.
    
The bill would also require a ruling by ⅔ of the high court & the circuit courts of appeals, rather than a simple majority, to overturn a #law passed by #Congress. #Wyden said the current court has been too quick to discard #precedent & curtail #rights by narrow majorities.

    #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol

  39. “We are proposing a way to restore some balance between the 3 branches of government,” Sen #RonWyden added.

    The bill’s most significant measure would increase the number of justices from 9 to 15 over the course of 12 years. The staggered format over 2 or 3 administrations is aimed at diminishing the chance that one #political party would pack the courts with its nominees.

    #law #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics

    Link to bill, summary & full text:

    wyden.senate.gov/news/press-re