Monday, March 10, 2025 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Helen Hutchinson, a member of the LWVUS Federal Judiciary Study Committee will meet with Washington State League members. She will provide a brief overview of the study and take questions from members about the study and consensus process.
ZOOM meeting. Register for the session here.
Study Materials
Study Materials
. You can find the information on the Federal Judiciary Study at 2024-2025 Federal Judiciary Study Process, Committee, and Resources | League of Women Voters.
The LWVUS Study consists of 9 nine short policy briefs on various subjects, and an index of key terms to be familiar with. Here are links to the policy briefs:
- Financial Disclosure
- Judge Shopping
- Judicial Ethics and Enforcement
- Legitimacy and the US Supreme Court
- Recusal
- Representation
- Shadow Docket
- Stare Decisis and Binding Precedent
- Structural reforms for the US Supreme Court
- Key Terms for the Federal Judiciary Study
Additional background information from the Study Committee includes: Understanding Federal Courts; US Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges: and Congressional Research Service Paper, The Supreme Court Adopts a Code of Conduct.
(Study materials were also emailed to LWV Mason County League members )
