THE COURTS LACK
ACCOUNTABILITY
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH IS
ACCOUNTABLE TO VIRTUALLY NO
ONE BUT ITSELF
IN
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE
For Judicial Accountability
Because
it is Essential
to Rule of law
and
Equal Treatment Under Law
Inadequate Judicial oversight is the
in our so-called democracy!
The courts should not have free reign to operate without
the scrutiny of the public and without public accountability.
The public must have a role of overseeing how the
most powerful branch of government operates.
THE
GROWING
CHALLENGE
We Challeng the legal establishment to
increase public accountability in the American justice system.
Most judges serve honestly and capably. However, toothless judicial ethics standards and the
closed-door systems charged with disciplining judges allow outlaw judges to regularly abuse their
positions of power; and to violate the oath of office, the law and the Constitution.
The courts are ruled by judges who answer to more judges. It’s shameful that the system for
monitoring our most powerful officials is designed to shut out the public and punish those citizens
who dare call a judge’s conduct into question.
At a time when the American public has lost faith in the impartiality and fairness of the nation’s
judiciary, effective oversight of state and federal judges is crucial.
Judicial discipline commissions regularly turn a blind eye to misconduct by making it
difficult for citizens to file complaints against judges, concealing data and ultimately refusing
to remove or meaningfully sanction even the most corrupt, incompetent and abusive judges. In an era that
embraces principles of sunshine and transparency, our systems for judicial accountability
operate in secrecy.
LET THERE BE
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