Under ethics pressure, Supreme Court announces it’s adopting code of conduct – By Devin Dwyer (ABC News) / Nov 13, 2023
The justices have faced questions over acceptance of travel and gifts.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday released a formal “Code of Conduct” for the justices, responding to years of criticism that the nation’s highest court does not have transparent or enforceable ethics guidelines.
The 8-page code, which significantly mirrors a code of conduct for lower federal court judges, details the expectations that justices should “avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety” in their actions on and off the bench.
All nine current justices signed the code.
In a statement accompanying the code, the court said it was aimed at dispelling a “misunderstanding” that the justices have long been operating “unrestricted” by any rules.
