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Maintaining the Public Trust: Ethics for Federal Judicial Law Clerks, Third Edition [Superseded]

Federal Judicial Center, Judicial Conference of the United States, Committee on Codes of Conduct

January 1, 2012

This pamphlet provides an overview of law clerks' ethical obligations as well as resources they can consult for further information. It covers topics such as confidentiality, conflicts of interest, political activities, online activities, and gifts, and includes examples that illustrate challenges law clerks may face. It also has an Ethics Checklist for Federal Judicial Law Clerks, which helps law clerks identify ethics problems that may arise.

Superseded by Maintaining the Public Trust: Ethics for Federal Judicial Law Clerks, Fourth Edition (2013).

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Maintaining the Public Trust: Ethics for Federal Judicial Law Clerks, Third Edition [Superseded]