Chief Justice John Roberts Asked to Address ‘Ethical Standards’ at Supreme Court

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Dick Durbin says court should adopt code of conduct

Sen. Dick Durbin invited Chief Justice John Roberts to appear personally or send another justice to testify. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg News

WASHINGTON—The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee asked Chief Justice John Roberts to testify at a public hearing on Supreme Court ethics rules, after Justice Clarence Thomas has come under scrutiny for accepting luxury trips from and selling real estate to a Texas billionaire and donor to conservative causes.

“There has been a steady stream of revelations regarding Justices falling short of the ethical standards expected of other federal judges and, indeed, of public servants generally,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) said in a Thursday letter to the chief justice.

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