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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 30, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges on lower courts may need to disclose contributions from law firms, bar associations and former clients to fund receptions or celebrations in their honor under newly adopted ethics guidance. Reuters reports that the new requirements, which took effect last month, are detailed in a report from the U.S. Judicial Conference. The rules apply to events such as investitures, retirements or portrait unveiling ceremonies. Disclosures should be made if the judge otherwise would have paid for all or part of the event's costs, and even if the judge would not have paid for the costs, in certain situations depending on the judge's involvement in the event.