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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 27, 2022

A recent survey by The National Judicial College shows that 97% of the judges who responded think U.S. Supreme Court justices should be bound by an ethics code. The college, which provides training for judges, conducted the poll after the U.S. House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill directing the Supreme Court to adopt such a code. Lower-court federal judges are already subject to a code of conduct. But while Supreme Court justices consult the code and other sources for ethical guidance, they are not bound by it, Reuters reports. The Supreme Court did not respond to requests for comment. But in his 2011 end-of-the-year report, Chief Justice John Roberts said the court had "no reason" to adopt the code because “every Justice seeks to follow high ethical standards."