Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 14, 2023
If truth be told
Chief Justice John Roberts was more insightful than he probably realized when, in 2011, he said that “at the end of the day, no compilation of ethical rules can guarantee integrity.” Sadly, it appears that SCOTUS has one code of ethics for itself, and another for the rest of us.
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.
Chief Justice John Roberts has taken it upon himself to explain that SCOTUS, unlike every other court in the U.S., has not found it necessary to adopt a Code of Conduct as its definitive source of ethical guidance. Observers ever since have ineffectively demanded that SCOTUS join all other courts in the country and adopt a set of written ethics rules. As it stands now, it would probably have no meaningful effect on the justices who need it most.
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