The report, written by former Utah federal judge Paul Cassell, identified possible ethical violations that Roberts committed as a prosecutor, but did not directly address any possible alleged breaches of the Judicial Code of Conduct after he became a judge. Cassell did write that Roberts’ “apparent misconduct” as a prosecutor “could bear on issues regarding his conduct as a judge—i.e., a continuing failure to disclose this information even while sitting as a judge.”
Republicans in Congress have taken an interest in Roberts’ case as well. In late March, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote a letter to the director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, James Duff, seeking information about the handling of misconduct complaints, generally and in Roberts’ case.
Chaffetz’s office previously confirmed to the NLJ that a briefing with judiciary officials took place on March 30, but declined to provide details on what was discussed. A spokeswoman for Chaffetz did not immediately return a request for comment on Thursday.
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