U.S. Supreme Court justices, aided by their staff, do their own manual checking for potential conflicts of interest, unlike lower federal judges who use more systematic methods that include computer software.

“The conflict-checking process is an internal one carried out by the individual chambers. The process does not include use of software,” Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said in an email to The National Law Journal on Wednesday.

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