Ethics

Apparently Congress still has the political will to get at least some high-priority items taken care of, such as banning federal judges from accepting "honorary club memberships."  This legislation is better than an earlier version, which would have banned judges from accepting any "honorary memberships," including bar associations, inns of court, and other civic organizations.  Given our economic circumstances, I doubt that getting rid of this minor perq will be offset by a judicial pay increase anytime soon.