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Binding National Rules Adopted for Handling Judicial Misconduct Complaints
The Judicial Conference on Tuesday adopted the first-ever binding nationwide procedures for handling complaints of judicial misconduct. The conference, the policy-making body of the federal judiciary, adopted the new rules unanimously to end gaps and inconsistencies between circuits in how complaints of judicial wrongdoing are handled. The conference's action marks a major milestone in the judiciary's efforts to improve its self-regulation, first launched in 2004 by then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist.