This bill, introduced in March 2024, amends federal ethics law to require judges and Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from cases where they have personal financial interests at stake. Currently, federal ethics rules apply this conflict-of-interest requirement to executive branch officials but not explicitly to members of the judiciary. The legislation closes this gap by extending the same standards to all federal judges and justices, bringing judicial ethics rules in line with ethics requirements for other government branches. The bill allows the Judicial Conference of the United States to issue regulations exempting certain financial interests that are too remote or inconsequential to affect judicial impartiality, provided these regulations undergo public notice and comment procedures. The legislation contains no specific funding provisions or implementation timelines but would apply to all federal judges and justices going forward.
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