But judges more than anyone else have to follow clear mandates of federal law. When you violate judicial rules of ethics, it matters, even if you're not doing it for any nefarious reason. |
The brightest line rule of federal conflicts of interest and judicial ethics is that you can't rule in a case in which you hold stock with one of the parties. Our judicial system won't work if there is even a possibility that judges are swayed by their personal interests. |