U.S. Supreme Court,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Sep. 16, 2021
Supreme Court ethics: In absence of a code where does the ‘buck stop’?
The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are the only judges in our country who are not subject to a code of judicial ethics. There is no regulation on how the court performs or acts, short of impeachment by the House of Representatives followed by conviction by the Senate.
A. Marco Turk
Emeritus Professor
CSU Dominguez Hills
Email: amarcoturk.commentary@gmail.com
A. Marco Turk is a contributing writer, professor emeritus and former director of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding program at CSU Dominguez Hills, and currently adjunct professor of law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.
The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are the only judges in our country who are not subject to a code of judicial ethics. There is no regulation on how the court performs or acts, short of impeachment by the House of Representatives followed by conviction by the Senate.
In the history of the court, only one justice has been impeached: Justice Samuel Chase in 1805. The House of Representatives passed articles of impeachment against ...
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