“.....Tennessee, overnight, has one of the best policies in the nation,” said Charles Hall of Justice at Stake, a Washington-based campaign to reduce the influence of money and politics in state and federal courts...." from Tennessean article link below
“The new recusal rules are going to give all litigants more confidence,” Tennessee Chief Justice Cornelia A.
Clark said she hopes “reasonable people” will recognize that the court has taken a meaningful step to address criticisms that the state judiciary has failed at policing itself.
A bill that would overhaul the body that investigates ethical complaints against judges and determines discipline is scheduled to be voted on by the full Senate in February.........
New ethics code for TN judges draws praise, concerns The Tennessean Jan. 12, 2012 Brandon Gee
....The
new code, which takes effect in July, provides more specific guidance on when a
judge should step down from a case, including when a judge has received a level
of campaign support from a litigant that would cause a reasonable person to
question whether the judge can be fair. Judges also will be required to step
down from a case if they have previously presided over a judicial settlement
conference or mediation in the same matter.
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120112/NEWS21/301120033/New-ethics-code-TN-judges-draws-praise-concerns
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