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H.R. 862 (112th)

Supreme Court Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2011

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Introduced

1 March 2011

Last action

21 March 2011 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.

Sponsors

Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]

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14 August 2025

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Summary

Supreme Court Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2011 - Applies to Supreme Court justices the same code of conduct that applies to U.S. circuit and district judges. Directs the U.S. Judicial Conference to establish procedures under which complaints alleging that a justice violated such code of conduct may be filed with and investigated by the Conference. Requires a justice to publicly disclose the reasons for: (1) disqualifying himself or herself, under specified provisions of the federal judicial code, from any case in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned; or (2) denying a party's motion for such disqualification. Directs the Conference to establish a process in which other justices or federal judges decide whether a justice should be disqualified when a party who is denied such a motion seeks further review.

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Timeline

  1. 1 March 2011

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 March 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 March 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 21 March 2011

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.

    Source: Committee

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