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Federal judges don't do much judging when it comes to misconduct among their peers

I've never paid close attention to how federal judges police misconduct among their ranks, but a Houston Chronicle story by Lise Olsen published on New Year's Eve gave an excellent account of the process and problems related to secrecy and an apparent lack of accountability ("Judging the judges: Veil of secrecy stirring calls for change," Dec. 31):Just 12 chief federal judges wield almost exclusive power over secret misconduct investigations of more than 2,000 fellow jurists ? though some have themselves been accused of botching reviews or committing ethical blunders, according to a Houston Chronicle review.At least four current or former chief circuit judges have been the subject of recent high-profile complaints about their behavior; one posted photos of naked women painted to look like cows and other graphic images on his publicly accessible Web site; another manipulated the outcome of a vote in a death penalty case...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 03, 2010 (boomark / email).