Judicial-misconduct

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED The committees on Codes of Conduct and Judicial Conduct and Disability held a public hearing on the proposed changes to the Code and JC&D Rules on October 30, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Watch the video on demand below: if ‘ Watch the Public Hearing: Review the witness statements. Witness List (pdf) Committee on Codes of Conduct The Honorable Ralph R. Erickson, Chair Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability The Honorable Anthony J. Scirica, Chair Public Hearing on Proposed Changes to Code of Conduct for'U.S. Judges and Rules for Judicial-Conduct and Judicial-Disability Proceedings, October 30, 2018, 9:00 a.m. — 4:00 p-m. (Lunch Break: 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m.)1. Witness List 2. — The Honorable Lawrence J. O’Neill, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California : ~ Charles Gardner Geyh, John F. Kimberling Professor of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law — Arthur D. Hellman, Professor of Law Emeritus, Distinguished Faculty Scholar, University of Pittsburgh School of Law — Renee Newman Knake, Joanne and Larry Doherty Chair in Legal Ethics & Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center ~ Carol A. Needham, Emanuel Myers Professor of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law — The Honorable Julie A. Robinson, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas — Jaime Santos, Law Clerks for Workplace Accountability ~ Kendall Turner, Law Clerks for Workplace Accountability , — Andy DeGuglielmo, Student, Yale Law School : i : ~ Rita Gilles, Student, Yalu Law School — Lisa Hansmann, Student, Yale Law School ~ Chandini tha, Student, Yale Law Schon! — Alyssa Peterson, Student, Yale Law School , ! All Gmes are approximate, 2 The order of witnesses is subject to change based on hearing logistics: 1 ~Servna Walker, Student, Yale Law School —Megan Yan, Studeni, Yale Law Schoot ~ Dr. Richard Cordero, Esy,, Judicial Discipline Reform ~ Charles Fournier, JD, Type I Diabetes Defense Fou ndation ~ Jan B. amitton, Public Witness } —Taul ilorvitz, Public Witness } ~ John C. Love, Public Witness — Cyrus Sanai, Public Witness | . Plaintiffs statements can not say it better then the al ready addressed concerns by these | honorable men and woman of the Judicial court system, Plaintiff asks the highest court Judges ; in the land, the Supremy Court of the United States of America to take 5:34:22 of their time te | hear the very important questions add ressing Ihe issues plaguing our court system today, | QUESTIONS LABBLER PROSE Wednesday, fanuary 15, 2020 1:16-cv-07153 Can ) Ask A Judge ‘To Recuse Himself If | Believe He 1s Biased? a.) Recusnl is. a request for the judge of the presiding case to excuse himself from the tas so that a new judge may be chosen. Although an attomey or pry se litigant may ask a jusige to recuse: himself from the cage, there should be substantial evidence for judicial conflict of interest because the judge in question has the right to sustain or dismiss the motion: The recusal motion may have to be appealed when the trial fs over. b.) How can Judges Break the Law Inside the Court Room? There are some ways a corrupt judge may abuse the taw he or she is suppuse to upholds * Lying under oath, Remember. a judge is always under oath in the courtroom, ® Citing invalid laws or provederts, This is extremely hard to catch if you're not prepared to discuss these topics, * Ignoring certain laws or precedents. ‘This is mare unusual becouse a judge typically can'tignone 4 law without explaining why, The judge would have to break fo rules in order to accomplish this one, ‘ il What is Judicial Misconduct? lidicial miscondurt is a serlous-deviation (rom the accepted practice of a judge in the judicial arena, | + Giving special treatment to fends or relatives, | * Placing their personal schedule before those of the parties, } * Accepting bribes, or | * Improperly discussing a case with an altomey, 28 USC §§ 351 364 allows any person to complain about.a federal or appeals judge they believe