3.0.0 787 2023-01-15T23:33:13Z 2023-01-15T23:33:13Z Senate S S 2003-04-03 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-04-03T23:23:39Z 2003-04-03 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4840-4841) IntroReferral 2003-04-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4839-4840) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2003-04-03 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2003-05-14 False K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2003-05-14 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2003-06-02 False Law Cost of living adjustments Economics and Public Finance Education Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Higher education Judicial compensation Judicial ethics Labor and Employment Legal education Survivors' benefits Law 00 2003-04-03 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Modifies provisions regarding survivor annuity benefits, including to increase the notification period for survivor annuity coverage for a judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Directs the President to appoint members to the Citizens' Commission on Public Service and Compensation pursuant to the Federal Salary Act of 1967.

Amends the Federal judicial code to: (1) establish within the Treasury a Judicial Education Fund for the payment of necessary expenses incurred by a judge or justice in attending a private judicial seminar approved by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center; and (2) require each justice, judge, and magistrate of the United States to maintain a list (to be made available to the public) of all financial interests that would require disqualification.

Directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate regulations to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of anything of value in connection with a private judicial seminar, with exceptions.

Requires a judge to avoid all impropriety and appearance of impropriety. Makes the prohibition against behaving with impropriety applicable to both the professional and personal conduct of a judge. Prohibits a judge from holding membership in any organization, except for religious or fraternal organizations, that practices discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, or national origin.]]>

Fair and Independent Federal Judiciary Act of 2003 Display Title Fair and Independent Federal Judiciary Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the fair treatment of the Federal judiciary relating to compensation and benefits, and to instill greater public confidence in the Federal courts. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Fair and Independent Federal Judiciary Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-04-03T05:00:00Z 2003-04-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4840-4841) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.