Chief Justice Must Enforce A Code Of Ethics For Supreme Court

[L. Coyote]

Walter Isaacson joins Morning Joe to discuss how the U.S. must handle China in the long term and why he says Chief Justice Roberts must enforce a code of ethics for the Supreme Court justices.

[Srkdqltr]

1. Just asking: does he have the power and , if so, would he do it?

[Magoo48]

6. No, and probably not. You know, it would be kinda risky, so, they don't wanna.

[northlake9]

2. No

The Chief Justice has no power to set or enforce code of ethics on fellow justices.
Could/would Congress pass a law mandating an ethics code?
Would such a law violate separations of power clauses?
Guess who decides that.
Impeachment is the tool that the Constitution provides.

[enough]

3. There's that word "must" again. NT

[Mr.Bill]

5. No, even if he lost his license,

He's still a member of the court. Nothing in the constitution requires Supreme Court Justices to be a lawyer. If the Senate approves, Joe the Plumber could sit on the Supreme Court. Barring impeachment and removal by Congress, the only thing required of a Justice once they are sworn in, is to have a pulse.

[sop]

7. "Code of Conduct for United States Judges"

https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/code-conduct-united-states-judges

"Canon 2: A Judge Should Avoid Impropriety and the Appearance of Impropriety in all Activities

"Outside Influence. A judge should not allow family, social, political, financial, or other relationships to influence judicial conduct or judgment. A judge should neither lend the prestige of the judicial office to advance the private interests of the judge or others nor convey or permit others to convey the impression that they are in a special position to influence the judge."

Thomas has clearly violated Canon 2, "the appearance of impropriety," by failing to recuse himself because of his wife's political activism.

[Srkdqltr]

9. Is there a punishment that?

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

11. For Thomas, no.

The code of conduct doesn't apply to SCOTUS. Only lower judges.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

12. Doesn't apply to SCOTUS

N/t

[sop]

13. Congress must pass the Supreme Court Ethics Act, introduced by Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)

in the Senate and Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) in the House back in '21. The legislation, co-sponsored by Senator Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and 15 other Senate Democrats, would require the Judicial Conference of the United States to create a code of ethical conduct for the Supreme Court of the United States.

[magicguido]

10. Roberts is Obliged to Dump Thomas