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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 21, 2024

The federal judiciary’s first annual report detailing the steps it has taken to address allegations of workplace misconduct is out and shows most of the complaints were not lodged against judges but other court staff, Reuters reports. According to the report, only half of the 178 workplace misconduct claims between 2021-2023 involved the courts themselves as opposed to probation offices or federal public defender offices. Of that, 14% of claims concerned law clerks and other staff in a judge's chambers. The Office of Judicial Integrity within the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts published the report, which was one of several reforms adopted amid allegations of sexual harassment by judges during the “Me Too” movement.