But Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. doesn’t want to address those or any other controversies in his annuity.Year-End Report of the Federal Judiciary,” published on Saturday. Instead, he focused on a high note from the judiciary’s past — a federal district judge’s efforts to enforce school segregation at Little Rock’s Central High School after the Supreme Court’s landmark 1954 ruling. Brown v. Board of Education.
“The law requires every judge to take an oath to perform their duties without fear or favor, but we must support judges by ensuring their safety,” Roberts wrote in his nine-page report. “A justice system cannot and should not live in fear. The events of Little Rock teach about the importance of law rather than rule by the mob.
Roberts thanked Congress for its recent passage Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Law, named for the son of New Jersey District Judge Esther Salas. Anderl Killed in 2020 It was an attack on the judge when he opened the door of their house.
The law allows judges to protect certain personal information about themselves and their families online, such as home addresses, certain financial information and the employment details of their spouses. It contains an exception for media reporting, but some transparency groups worry that the law’s broad interpretation could hinder surveillance efforts.
Roberts praised “the U.S. marshals, court security officers, federal protective service officers, Supreme Court police officers and their partners” for “ensuring that judges sit in courtrooms to serve the public this coming year and beyond.”
It was the same as when Roberts came in His 18th statement Comment today. The chief justice and other conservative members of the court have seen protesters outside their homes since the draft opinion was leaked in May. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health OrganizationThe Court’s majority was overruled Roe v Wade’s Federal guarantee of abortion rights.
A Californian, Judge Brett M. Kavanagh faces attempted murder charges after being arrested outside his suburban Maryland home with weapons and plans to break into a judge’s home.
Roberts announced an investigation into the draft leak Tops The opinion in the spring, days after it was published in Politico, called it a “singular and egregious … breach of trust that is an embarrassment to the court and the community of public servants who work here.”
He is Supreme Court Marshal Gail A. He ordered Curley to investigate the leak, saying “if this betrayal of trust of the judiciary is intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed.”
But Roberts has not publicly addressed the investigation since then. Last summer, Judge Neil M. Gorsuch said the justices expected reports on the work from Roberts, but nothing emerged beyond leaked accounts of disagreements between the justices and their clerks over efforts to examine cellphone records.
It is only one controversy that overwhelms the court. Several media outlets reported on what a former anti-abortion evangelical leader said in an effort to encourage conservative judges to be bolder in rulings regarding the procedure. Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. Denied a specific allegation Rev. From Rob Schenck to the New York Times, Justice or his wife revealed the outcome of a pending 2014 case involving contraception and religious rights for conservative donors.
Congressional leaders demanded a court hearing, but Roberts, through a legal adviser, said there was little to do after both Alito and his alleged informant denied it.
Congressional Democrats have questioned Virginia “Ginny” Thomas’ efforts to encourage state lawmakers and White House officials not to abandon efforts to sway the 2020 presidential election. Election The results — reported by The Washington Post and others — required her husband, Judge Clarence Thomas, to recuse himself from a case related to that issue.
Those legislators have asked the court to create a more formal code of conduct to deal with such questions.
Three years ago, Justice Elena Kagan told a congressional panel that the justices were “very seriously” considering the question of whether there should be a code of judicial conduct that applies only to the U.S. Supreme Court. But Roberts missed an opportunity to be specific about the plans, beyond saying that only the judiciary should make such decisions.
Some thought the chief justice might return to such matters in his annual message, traditionally delivered on New Year’s Day.
Instead, over the objection of Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, Judge Ronald N. Roberts exemplifies Davis’ courage.
A bench chaired by Davis will be brought to the Supreme Court in 2023 as part of an exhibit on the court’s role in school desegregation, and particularly the efforts of advocate Thurgood Marshall. brown And then became the first black Supreme Court Justice.
“The authentic bench will give visitors the opportunity to transport themselves back in time and place to the events that took place in Little Rock 65 years ago,” Roberts wrote. “The exhibit will introduce viewers to how the system of federal courts works, the history of racial segregation and segregation in our country, and the outstanding contributions of Thurgood Marshall before he became a justice.”
