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The Judicial Councils Reform and Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980, Pub. L. 96–458, 94 Stat. 2035, also known as the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980, is a United States federal law concerning misconduct and disability on the part of article III judges. It was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 15, 1980. [1]
[16] To fix this colossal mess, the judicial council proposed and the legislature enacted the Court Act of 1949 to reduce the number of types of inferior courts to two: municipal courts and justice of the peace courts, which were renamed "justice courts". [16] This dropped the total number of courts in California to less than 400. [13]
Nearly all appeals are heard by three-judge panels, [1] but on rare occasions, after a three-judge panel decides a case, all the judges in the circuit may rehear the case en banc. [4] Decisions of the U.S. Courts of Appeals can be appealed to the Supreme Court, but the Court of Appeals is the "end of the line" for most federal cases. [1]
Judicial immunity is a form of sovereign immunity, which protects judges and others employed by the judiciary from liability resulting from their judicial actions. [1] It is intended to ensure that judges can make decisions free from improper influence exercised on them, contributing to the impartiality of the judiciary and the rule of law. [2]
The Committee on Judicial Accountability and Judicial Reforms (CJAR) is a group of lawyers in India who work to improve the accountability of judges. In 1998 the committee prepared a charge sheet to impeach Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi, and obtained the signatures of 25 Rajya Sabha MPs. However, Punchhi was appointed Chief Justice of India ...
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to permit individuals who have served as employees of the Office of Compliance to serve as executive director, deputy executive director, or general counsel of the office, and to permit individuals appointed to such positions to serve one additional term. Pub. L. 110–165 (text)
the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 3512 et seq.) the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended [40 U.S.C. 487] the Computer Security Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100–235) the Budget and Accounting Act, as amended [31 U.S.C. Chapter 11] the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993(GPRA)
California Senate Bill 27 (SB 27), alternatively known as the Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act, is a California law that requires candidates running for either President of the United States or Governor of California to publicly release their tax return of the previous five years in order to be listed on the primary ballot.