Would begin the first in a series of hearings on the state of the federal judiciary in the 21st century. In this hearing we will investigate ideas for promoting ethics, accountability, and transparency in the federal courts. We focus on these ideas in our first hearing on the judiciary because they flow from two foundational principles of due process. First that no one can be a judge in his own case. Second, to form a Supreme Court Justice Felix frankfurter , justice must satisfy the appearance of justice. Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice. Both rules embody the understanding that the constitutions implicit promise of equal justice under law depends on at least two things that our court must be fair, independent and impartial and that we must also believe that our courts are fair, independent, and impartial. Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice it might take a second but we intuitively understand that. It means that as the Supreme Court recently explained both th
Mornings hearing on the federal judiciary in the 21st century for promoting, accountable, ethics and trips. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Today we begin the first in a series of hearings on the state of the federal judiciary in the 21st century. In this hearing we will investigate ideas for promoting ethics, accountability an transparency in the federal courts. We focus on these ideas in our first hearing on the judiciary because they flow from two foundational principles of due process. First, that no one can be a judge in his own case. Second, to quart felix frankfurter, quote, justice must satisfy the appearance of justice, end quote. Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice. Both rules embody the understanding that the constitutions implicit promise of equal justice under law depends on at least two things that our court must be fair, independent and impartial, and that we must also believe that our courts are fair, independent and impartial. Justice must satis
The subcommittee will come to order. The chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. We welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on the federal judiciary and the 21st centuryideas for promoting ethics, accountability and transparency. I will now recognize myself for an opening statement. Good morning and welcome. Today we begin the first in a series of hearings on the state of the federal judiciary in the 21st century. This hearing we will investigate ideas for promoting ethics, accountability, and transparency in the federal courts. We focus on these ideas and our first hearing on the judiciary because they flow from two foundational principles of due process. First, that no one can be a judge in his own case. Second, to quote former Supreme Court Justice Felix frankfurter, justice must satisfy the appearance of justice. Both rules embody the understanding that the constitutions implicit promise of equal justice under law depends on at least two things that our court must be
Series of hearings on the state of the federal judiciary in the 21st century. This hearing we will investigate ideas for promoting ethics, accountability, and transparency in the federal courts. We focus on these ideas and our first hearing on the judiciary because they flow from two foundational principles of due process. First, that no one can be a judge in his own case. Second, to quote former Supreme Court Justice Felix frankfurter, justice must satisfy the appearance of justice. Both rules embody the understanding that the constitutions implicit promise of equal justice under law depends on at least two things that our court must be fair, independent and impartial and that we must also believe that our courts are fair, independent, and impartial. Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice. It might take a second but we intuitively understand that. It means that as the Supreme Court recently explained, both the appearance and reality of impartial justice are necessary to the pu
Why it is important. Former judges from the colorado and indiana supreme courts joint and Indiana University law school per hazard to discuss the future of law schools. This panel was part of the seventh Circuit Bar Association annual meeting, about an hour and 20 minutes. For makingand thanks time on the program for this conversation about the future of our profession. As brian welch said, i am randy shepherd. I ended up spending is my life as chief justice of the indiana supreme court. I now sit doing Senior Service in our intermediate court, and i have an appointment over at the Indiana University school of law. Corliss,ht is rebecca who after a career as a trial judge an entire practice, spent more than a decade on the colorado supreme court. She left there perhaps 10 or 11 years ago to be the founding of the institute for the advancement of the american legal system. She does all sorts of research and programmatic work on the improvement of courts and the improvement of Legal Educ