A bill to provide for ethics reform of the Federal judiciary and to instill greater public confidence in the Federal courts.
Federal Judiciary Ethics Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) establish within the Treasury a Judicial Education Fund for the payment of necessary expenses incurred by a judge or justice in attending a private judicial seminar approved by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center; and (2) require each justice, judge, and magistrate of the United States to maintain a list (to be made available to the public) of all financial interests that would require disqualification in any proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
Directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate regulations to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of anything in value in connection with a private judicial seminar, with specified exceptions.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S229)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S229-230)
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