Legislation sponsored by U.S. Senator John Cornyn will bring much-needed financial transparency to the federal judiciary.
The Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act requires federal judges to publish financial disclosure reports online. The need for this legislation grew out of a Wall Street Journal investigation that found more than 130 federal judges failed to recuse themselves in nearly 700 cases in which they or an immediate family member held stock in a company involved in the case.
The bill achieved wide bipartisan Congressional support. We urge the President to sign this needed measure.
Roger Borgelt
Board Member
Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse of Central Texas