Judicial Conference Moves to Enhance Judges' Accountability

From a press release issued on the US Courts
web site, 9/16/2006:

"The Judicial Conference of the United States today
approved two policies aimed at aiding and enhancing
judges' compliance with established ethical obligations.
The Conference voted to require all federal courts to use
conflict-checking computer software to identify cases in
which judges may have a financial conflict of interest and
should disqualify themselves. It also approved a new policy
requiring greater disclosure by both those who provide
privately funded educational programs for judges and the
judges who attend such programs."