Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act: New advisory and investigative offices.
This Act establishes two new offices within the Supreme Court: the Office of Ethics Counsel and the Office of Investigative Counsel. The Ethics Office will advise justices and their spouses on ethical matters, including gifts and conflicts of interest, promoting transparency. The Investigative Office will review and investigate ethics complaints, with subpoena power, aiming to strengthen the accountability of justices to the public.
Key points
Establishes an Office of Ethics Counsel to provide mandatory biannual ethics training and guidance to Supreme Court justices and their spouses on financial disclosures, gifts, and conflicts of interest.
Creates an Office of Investigative Counsel to review and investigate ethics complaints against justices, their spouses, and dependents.
The Chief Investigative Counsel is granted subpoena power to compel witnesses and the production of relevant documents during investigations.
Investigation reports, including findings and recommendations (like recusal or divestiture), must be submitted to the Chief Justice and made available to key Congressional committees.
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