"The thing is: It's a serious ethics violation for a sitting federal judge to attend a political rally. Cannons 2 and 5 of the US Courts Judicial Code of Conduct prohibit most federal judges (the inexplicable exception is Supreme Court justices) from attending political events and ask them to avoid even the appearance of impropriety when it comes to supporting political candidates. Bove has clearly breached this code of conduct, and watchdog groups have already filed ethics complaints against him."
"Not that it will do any good. Although federal judges must follow a code of ethics, they are not subject to independent, third-party oversight. Instead, ethics complaints against them are handled by the court they serve on. In Bove's case, this means the complaints will be heard by his colleagues on the Third Circuit. And even if his fellow judges are as aghast at his behavior as they should be, the stiffest penalties for ethics violations usually amount to no more than censure."
Emil Bove, a recently elevated Third Circuit judge and potential Supreme Court contender, attended a recent Trump rally in the Poconos. Cannons 2 and 5 of the US Courts Judicial Code of Conduct prohibit most federal judges from attending political events and require avoidance of the appearance of supporting political candidates; Supreme Court justices are an exception. Watchdog groups have filed ethics complaints alleging Bove breached the code. Ethics enforcement for federal judges is internal: complaints are handled by the judge's own court, which can issue censure but lacks authority to remove judges. Congressional impeachment is the constitutional mechanism to remove a federal judge.
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