Ethics & Codes of Conduct

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Appendix E-10: Middle District of Tennessee — General Procedure Order

March 1, 2010

Judicial Disqualification: An Analysis of Federal Law, Second Edition

Charles G. Geyh

January 1, 2010

Judicial Disqualification: An Analysis of Federal Law (second edition) outlines the statutory framework of federal judicial disqualification law under the statutes, 28 U.S.C. §§ 455, 144, 47, and 2106.

Implementation of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980: A Report to the Chief Justice

Judicial Conduct and Disability Act Study Committee, Stephen G. Breyer, Sarah Evans Barker, Pasco M. Bowman II, D. Brock Hornby, Sally M. Rider, James H. Wilkinson III

September 1, 2006

The Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980 authorizes any person to file a complaint alleging that a federal judge has engaged in conduct "prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts." The late Chief Justice William H.

Recusal: Analysis of Case Law Under 28 U.S.C. 455 & 144 [Superseded]

Alan Hirsch

January 1, 2002

This monograph offers a synthesis and analysis of the case law under 28 U.S.C. 455 and 144 to assist judges in ruling on recusal.

Maintaining the Public Trust: Ethics for Federal Judicial Law Clerks [Superseded]

January 1, 2002

The Federal Judicial Center, in cooperation with the Judicial Conference Committee on Codes of Conduct and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, prepared this pamphlet to help new law clerks understand their ethical obligations.

Judicial Independence in the United States: Current Issues and Relevant Background Information [English Original]

Mira Gur-Arie, Russell R. Wheeler

January 1, 2001

Judicial Independence in the United States: Current Issues and Relevant Background Information is published by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as a chapter in Guidance for Promoting Judicial Independence and Impartiality, pp. 133-146.

Standards Governing Attorney Conduct in the Bankruptcy Courts: Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules

Marie Leary, Robert J. Niemic, Melissa Deckman Fallon

March 1, 1999

Bankruptcy courts are different from the district courts in the attorney conduct area in that attorneys who practice in bankruptcy courts are subject to a complex statutory system, which includes bankruptcy-specific conflict of interest criteria and other standards directly governing attorney con

Informing Judicial Recusal Decisions: Party Disclosure of Financial Interests Information - Report to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Carol L. Krafka, Marie Leary, Joe S. Cecil, Naomi Medvin

January 1, 1999

Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.1 provides for disclosure of financial information from corporate parties in the courts of appeals. The purpose of the rule is to assist appellate judges in identifying if they have financial conflicts of interest for recusal purposes.

Standards of Attorney Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures: A Study of the Federal District Courts

Marie Leary

June 1, 1997

The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules and Practice and Procedure studied the effect of having multiple standards of professional conduct for attorneys practicing in the federal district courts.

Decentralized Self-Regulation, Accountability, and Judicial Independence Under the Federal Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980

Jeffrey N. Barr, Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 1994

A report prepared for the National Commission on Judicial Discipline and Removal under the title: Administration of the Federal Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980: Final Report.

Federal Judicial Center

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