The TRUST Act would change how federal judicial complaints are handled when a judge resigns, retires, or dies. Currently, judges can effectively end investigations into their conduct simply by leaving office, but this bill would require that complaints continue to be reviewed and investigated regardless of whether the judge has departed. The legislation amends federal law to ensure that the chief judge's review process and any special investigative committees must complete their work and issue reports even after a judge resigns or passes away. This affects the federal judicial conduct system and applies to all federal judges. The bill has no specific funding or implementation timeline specified in the text, and it was introduced in May 2025 with bipartisan support in the House Judiciary Committee.
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