Is there no LEGAL conduct which could make any judge/justice unsuited to continue to serve on the bench? There sure are for lowly lawyers. I'd be curios to see an argument which excludes judges.
There are ethical rules for lawyers and ethical rules for judges, separately, at least in my state (and they are state rules; I don't know about SCOTUS except that it doesn't have any; I assume federal courts beneath SCOTUS do have them but I don't know if they follow state rules or have separate ones. In any case, it seems the days of self-regulation should come to a close for all with authority over us.
Besides, who needs judicial ethics?
Is there no LEGAL conduct which could make any judge/justice unsuited to continue to serve on the bench? There sure are for lowly lawyers. I'd be curios to see an argument which excludes judges.
There are ethical rules for lawyers and ethical rules for judges, separately, at least in my state (and they are state rules; I don't know about SCOTUS except that it doesn't have any; I assume federal courts beneath SCOTUS do have them but I don't know if they follow state rules or have separate ones. In any case, it seems the days of self-regulation should come to a close for all with authority over us.