Explore the ethical challenges in the judiciary, from historical cases to modern reforms, and who holds judges accountable.
In this ethics program, we explore the issue of judges judging judges. Experienced intellectual property litigator Peter Afrasiabi takes you on a fun, interesting journey through the fascinating history of federal judicial ethics rules and the cases that have led to judges judging judges in often lighthearted and inconsistent ways. You will explore the inconsistent use of ethics-based disqualification rules by Supreme Court justices judging themselves versus how they judge other judges in similar situations.
You will also explore remarkable cases, from judges handcuffing kids in the public gallery to judges going on family vacations with prosecutors right after a trial they were all involved in, to even the case of three judges getting drunk and engaging in a public brawl. And we look at who judges them, what punishments are meted out, and whether the system of judges judging judges really comport with how the rest of us and our clients are judged and punished for similar behavior. Rules covered include: Canons 1, 2, 2A, 3 & 4 of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges.
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Founding Partner at One, LLP
Peter Afrasiabi is a founding partner at One LLP and focuses his practice on copyright, patent, trademark, and entertainment litigation. In addition, Peter is a professor and the Director of the Appellate Clinic at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. Peter graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.
