Ethics Profs call for Supreme Court to abide by Canons of Judicial Ethics

Justice Clarence Thomas's failure to report his wife's income, and his and Justice Scalia's recent attendance at a Koch Brothers strategy session have raised questions about judicial independence.


Alliance for Justice has organized a letter to Congress by ethics professors urging that the Supreme Court's members be bound by the same rules as other judges - the Code of Conduct for United States Judges. The letter begins 

Justices of the United States Supreme Court have not adopted and are not subject to a comprehensive code of judicial ethics.  Nor are denials of motions to recuse by individual justices required to be in writing or subject to review.  Recent media reports have focused public attention on this situation.  The purpose of this letter is to issue a nonpartisan call for the implementation of mandatory and enforceable rules to protect the integrity of the Supreme Court

The complete text is HERE.