July 31, 2006 

Honorable Chief Justice John G. Roberts. Jr. 

Supreme Court of the United States 

Washington, DC 20543

   The enclosed documents are only one example of the widespread and rampant disregard of

non-discretionary duties, the Constitution, the law, the rules, the solemn oath of office and the

code of judicial conduct by judges in America. The President, members of Congress and even

judges have recognized this problem and publicly expressed their concerns.

   The public is deeply aroused and disturbed about the intentional lawlessness and blatant arbitrariness

in judicial rulings, orders, judgments and opinions.  Because the Government has failed and refused to

hold judges responsible and accountable, there are “grass-roots” movements everywhere with the

mission of holding “Outlaw” judges responsible and accountable.  

   Enclosed is a copy of a speech by Secretary Condoleezza Rice, November 9, 2005 in the Capital Hilton,

Washington, D.C. before the American Bar Association. She speaks of the President’s and her commitment

to the rule of law.  She speaks of the millions the United States has spent to strengthen the rule of law

across all of Iraq.  She speaks of how these judicial reforms are enabling the weak and poorly governed

 states to uphold the rule of law.

    It is troubling that the Government is spending millions to ensure the rule of law in Iraq while judges

 in the United States, in increasing numbers, are intentionally failing and refusing to perform their

solemnly sworn duty to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law. They are doing so with increasing

arrogance and impunity. This is a serious problem raising important issues meriting thorough examination

and resolution.

   Clearly, the quality of American justice and the rule of law in America are rapidly deteriorating. 

The reputation of American justice is worsening around the world.  Even in America, criticism is

coming from The President, Congress, judges and especially the People.  Justice Sandra Day O’Conner

correctly stated:  “The Fifth Circuit gives only lip service to due process”.

    In May of 2004, when he named a high-level panel to investigate the federal courts' handling of

judicial misconduct, Chief Justice William Rehnquist said:  “It's time to review what's going on in

America's court system”. 

    January 1, 2006, you stated in your state of the judiciary message:  “The Nation was shocked by the

horrific murders of a U. S. District Court judge’s husband and mother by a disappointed litigant, and the

terrible incident in Atlanta in which a judge, court reporter, and deputy were killed in the Fulton County

courthouse. These attacks underscored the need for all branches of government, state and federal, to

improve safety and security for judges and judicial employees, both within and outside courthouses.

We see emerging democracies around the world struggle to establish court systems in which judges can

apply the rule of law free from the threat of violence; we must take every step to ensure that our own

judges, to whom so much of the world looks as models of independence, never face violent attack for

carrying out their duties.”

    It is pure folly not to acknowledge that judicial misconduct is a significant factor in any violence against

judges. The most effective method to protect judges from violent attacks by the People  is for all branches

of government, state and federal,  to take every step necessary to make sure that  judges  carry out their

solemnly sworn duties; and, are faithful to the Constitution, the law, the rules, the solemn oath of office

and to the Judicial Code of Conduct.

   April 4, 2006, Senator John Cornyn  said violence against judges is understandable: "I don't know if there

is a cause-and-effect connection but we have seen some recent episodes of courthouse violence in this

country. Certainly nothing new, but we seem to have run through a spate of courthouse violence recently

that's been on the news and I wonder whether there may be some connection between the perception in

some quarters on some occasions where judges are making political decisions yet are unaccountable to

the public, that it builds up and builds up and builds up to the point where some people engage in

in violence." [Senate Floor, 4/4/05]

    April 27, 2006, when he and Senator Charles Grassley introduced legislation establishing an Inspector

 General for the Judicial Branch, Senator F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., stated:  “Integrity and

accountability are the hallmarks of a public servant’s trust with the public”

     Judge Gordon J. Quist, Chairman, Committee on Codes of Conduct, Administrative Office of the

 United States Courts, stated in March 2005:  “The Committee is not a police force nor an adjudicator

of a person’s ethics”.  Plainly, the Federal Judicial Councils are not either.  They are  dysfunctional 

“rusty hinges” as so aptly described by Peter G. Fish in the University of Chicago Law Review way

 back in 1970. The label is more appropriate today.  

    The reality is: The People  have no  adequate or effective remedy for the knowing and intentional

violations of their fundamental rights, under color of law, by “Outlaw” judges.   Judicial integrity and

accountability are essential to the  rule of law.  Judges who intentionally disregard their duties, the

Constitution, the law, the rules, the oath of office and the judicial code of conduct must be held responsible

and accountable if America is to be a democracy under the rule of law. 

   Because America does not have an effective judicial police force and adjudicator of judicial misconduct

complaints, I request and urge you to conduct a thorough inquiry into the troubling pattern of deliberate

misconduct by judges in America under color of law; especially, in the Federal Fifth Circuit.

   The pending “Judicial Transparency and Ethic Enhancement Act of 2006”

 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:h5219: is surely a small step in the right direction.  

However, it will not solve the problem because the Judicial Inspector General  will not have any

authority or jurisdiction over the substance of  judges' orders, judgments and opinions. This is

where most of the judicial misconduct is found!    

   The People must be assured that judges are held accountable and faithful to the Constitution, the law,

the rules, the solemn oath of office and the judicial code of conduct.  If not now, when? 

   Clearly,  the frustration and anger the public feels towards “Outlaw” judges is too strong for the

status quo  to remain!                                                                                                             

Respectfully,

Guy Sparkman, Director                                                             

THE PEOPLE'S CENTER

 FOR JUDCICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

 420 Haden St

 Tyler, Texas 75701                                    

  guysparkman@outlawjudges.org

Copy to:

Chairman, Committee on Codes of Conduct
c/o General Counsel
Administrative Office of the
United States Courts
One Columbus Circle, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20544