Model Code of Conduct for U.S. Supreme Court Justices

Of particular note, a Justice and the Justice’s close family members shall refrain from engaging in political or other activity that presents the appearance that the Justice cannot fairly and independently consider the merits of legal questions presented to the Court or that the Justice or their close family members are exploiting the judicial position. [...] A Justice shall neither lend the prestige of the judicial office to advance the private interests of the Justice or others nor convey or permit another person or entity to convey the impression that they are in a special position to influence the Justice. [...] For this purpose, “members of the Justice’s family” means persons related to the Justice or the Justice’s spouse within the third degree of relationship as defined in Canon 3C(5)(a), 19 any other relative with whom the Justice or the Justice’s spouse maintains a close familial relationship, and the spouse of any of the foregoing. [...] A Justice or a Justice’s spouse may accept compensation and reimbursement of expenses for the law-related and extrajudicial activities permitted by this Code if the source of the payments does not present the appearance of influencing the Justice in the Justice’s judicial duties or otherwise present the appearance of impropriety, subject to the following restrictions: (1) Compensation shall not ex. [...] § 953) a Justice may express opposition to the persecution of lawyers and judges anywhere in the world if the Justice has ascertained, after reasonable inquiry, that the persecution is occasioned by conflict between 21 the professional responsibilities of the persecuted judges or lawyers and the policies or practices of the relevant government.