Enforces standards of judicial behavior, on and off the bench, without compromising judicial independence. Strives to maintain public confidence in the judiciary by providing a forum for the expeditious and fair disposition of complaints of judicial misconduct and disability.

"This Code applies to United States Circuit Judges, District Judges, Court of International Trade Judges, Court of Federal Claims Judges, Bankruptcy Judges, and Magistrate Judges."

A summary of the canons of the Iowa Code of Judicial Conduct. "The Iowa Code of Judicial Conduct provides the standards which all judicial officers of the State of Iowa are expected to maintain."

"The Code of Judicial Conduct is intended to establish standards for ethical conduct of judges."

March 11, 2008: The Judicial Conference of the United States today approved the first-ever binding, nationwide set of rules for handling conduct and disability complaints against federal judges, bringing consistency and rigor to the process.

The new rules, which take effect in 30 days, are authorized under a statute (the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980) that allows 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 statute also permits the filing of a complaint relating to a judge's inability to perform his or her duties because of "mental or physical disability."

The release contains a link to the Rules for Judicial Conduct and Judicial Disability Proceedings.

"The Code of Judicial Conduct is intended to establish standards for ethical conduct of judges."

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