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Monday, March 24, 2008

Public Comments Invited on Proposed Revisions to Code of Conduct for US Judges

Press release from the U.S. Courts web site:

"The Committee on Codes of Conduct of the Judicial Conference
of the United States seeks public comments on proposed
revisions to the Code of Conduct for United States Judges.
The proposed revisions are based in large part on revisions
adopted by the American Bar Association in February 2007,
amending the ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct. Comments
may be submitted to the Committee on Codes of Conduct by
e-mail at the following address: codecomments@ao.uscourts.gov. "

You can compare the current code to the proposed revised
code here [pdf].

Hat tip to the Law Librarian Blog.