,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #diff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ad1 #bjbf,mr4   
,lujn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 & ,mr4    
,s*iff7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit     
,f$]al judges f receiv+ c]ta9 gifts1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,high ,c\rt ,gift  
,ban ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on gifts   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,v ( *apt] #gc ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #gced4      
,gifts to ,f$]al judges  7a7            
,def9itions  ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,gift 
,! t]m gift means any gratuity1 favor1  
disc\nt1 ent]ta9m5t1 hospitality1 loan1 
=be>ance1 or o!r item hav+ monet>y value
 7includ+ s]vices1 transportation1 local
 travel1 lodg+s1 & meals7 :e!r provid$  
9-k9d1 by pur*ase ( a ticket1 paym5t 9  
advance1 or reimbursem5t aft] ! exp5se  
has be5 incurr$4  7#b7  ,judicial (fic]2
 relative  ,! t]ms judicial (fic] &     

relative h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]m 9 section
 #acaja4  7#c7  ,p]sonal hospitality f  
an individual  ,! t]m p]sonal           
hospitality f an individual means       
hospitality ext5d$--  7,a7 by an        
individual = a nonbus9ess purpose2  7,b7
 at ! p]sonal resid5ce1 prop]ty1 or     
facilities own$ by ! individual or !    
family ( ! individual2  7,c7 )\t paym5t 
or reimbursem5t f any o!r p]son 7except 
! judicial (fic] or a relative ( !      
judicial (fic]7 = su* hospitality2 &    
7,d7 ) ! individual or ! family ( !     
individual pres5t on ! prop]ty at ! "t 9
 :i* a judicial (fic] is be+ ho/$4  7#d7
  ,prohibit$ s\rce  ,! t]m prohibit$    
s\rce means any p]son--  7,a7 :o has1 or
 is likely to1 come be=e ! judicial     
(fic]2 or  7,b7 ^: int]e/s h1 or are    
likely to1 come be=e ! judicial (fic]4  
7b7  ,prohibition  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,a   
judicial (fic] may n accept a gift f any
 s\rce unless--  7,a7 ! judicial (fic]  
reasonably & 9 good fai? believes ! gift
 has a value ( less ?an #ej2 &  7,b7 !  

aggregate value ( gifts ! judicial (fic]
 has receiv$ f ! s\rce 9 t cal5d> ye> is
 #ajj or less1 includ+ ! value ( ! gift4
  7#b7  ,exceptions  ,! prohibition "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 does n apply to any ( !   
foll[+ circum/ances3  7,a7 ,any?+ = :i* 
! judicial (fic] pays ! fair m>ket      
value4  7,b7 ,any?+ = :i* ! judicial    
(fic] does n use & promptly returns to !
 p]son :o provid$ ! gift to ! judicial  
(fic]4  7,c7 ,a gift f a relative4  7,d7
 ,a gift f ano!r judicial (fic]4  7,e7  
,honor>y degrees 7& associat$ travel1   
food1 refre%m5ts1 & ent]ta9m5t7 & o!r   
bona fide1 nonmonet>y aw>ds pres5t$ 9   
recognition ( public s]vice 7& associat$
 food1 refre%m5ts1 & ent]ta9m5t provid$ 
9 ! pres5tation ( su* degrees & aw>ds7  
paid = by an educational in/itution if !
 educational in/itution pays =1 or      
sponsors1 ! aw>d & invites ! judicial   
(fic]4  7,f7 ,opportunities & b5efits t 
are-- 7i7 available to ! public or to a 
class consi/+ ( all employees2  7ii7    
(f]$ to memb]s ( a gr\p or class = :i*  

memb]%ip 9 su* gr\p or class is unrelat$
 to s]vice z a judicial (fic]2  7iii7   
(f]$ to memb]s ( an organization op5 to 
all judicial (fic]s2  7iv7 9 ! =m (     
loans f banks & o!r f9ancial in/itutions
 on t]ms g5]ally available to ! public2 
or  7v7 9 ! =m ( a r$uction 9 memb]%ip  
fees or fees = p>ticipation 9 activities
 ( an organization if su* r$uction is   
(f]$ to all employees & ! organization  
is a pr(essional organization 9 :i* its 
memb]%ip is solely cont+5t on           
pr(essional qualifications ( !          
prospective memb]4  7,g7 ,reimbursem5t =
 reasonable exp5ses = transportation1   
food1 lodg+1 & ent]ta9m5t at a sem9> or 
ev5t relat+ to ! law1 ! legal sy/em1 or 
! adm9i/ration ( ju/ice if--  7i7 !     
judicial (fic] 0 n invit$ to ! sem9> or 
ev5t by a prohibit$ s\rce2  7ii7 ! sem9>
 or ev5t is n organiz$1 paid =1 or      
sponsor$ by a prohibit$ s\rce2 &  7iii7 
! total am\nt ( reimbursem5t = ! sem9>  
or ev5t is--  7,i7 #b1jjj or less2 or   
7,,ii7 great] ?an #b1jjj if su* judicial

 (fic] receiv$ a writt5 waiv] f--  7aa7 
9 ! case ( a ju/ice ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,*ief ,ju/ice ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7bb7 9 ! case ( a     
judge1 ! *ief judge ( ! circuit or      
di/rict ( ! judge4  7,h7 ,p]sonal       
hospitality f an individual1 :o is n a  
prohibit$ s\rce1 9 an am\nt t does n    
exce$ ! doll> am\nt e/abli%$ "u p>agraph
 7#a7 ( section #bejc7;b77z adju/$ "u   
p>agraph 7#b7 ( su* section7 ( !        
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf 7#bf     
,u4,s4,c4 #bejc7;b77 ) respect to su*   
cal5d> ye>4  7#c7  ,gifts to relatives  
,a gift to a relative ( ! judicial (fic]
 %all be consid]$ a gift to ! judicial  
(fic] if--  7,a7 x is giv5 ) ! k &      
acquiesc5ce ( ! judicial (fic]2 &  7,b7 
! judicial (fic] has reason to believe !
 gift 0 giv5 because ( ! (ficial        
position ( ! judicial (fic]4  7c7       
,en=cem5t  7#a7  ,ref]ral  7,a7         
,attorney ,g5]al  ,! ,judicial ,conf]5ce
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or any (ficial      
designat$ by ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$

 ,/ates or ,congress to assi/ ! ju/ices 
( ! ,supreme ,c\rt 9 ma9ta9+ compliance 
) ! ,code ( ,conduct = ,ju/ices ( !     
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates issu$  
by ! ,c\rt on ,novemb] #ac1 #bjbc1 or   
any successor rules or regulations      
gov]n+ e?ical or conduct /&>ds =        
ju/ices1 %all ref] to ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 ! "n ( any individual :o ! ,conf]5ce or
 ! (ficial has reasonable cause to      
believe has accept$ a gift prohibit$ by 
?is section or any o!r law or           
regulation4  7,b7  ,notification (      
ref]ral  ,:5ev] ! ,judicial ,conf]5ce ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ref]s a judicial (fic]  
to ! ,attorney ,g5]al "u ?is subsection1
 ! ,conf]5ce %all notify ! judicial     
c\ncil ( ! circuit 9 :i* su* ref]r$     
judicial (fic] s]ves4  7#b7  ,p5alties  
7,a7  ,civil p5alties  ,! ,attorney     
,g5]al may br+ a civil action 9 any     
appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt =
 a violation ( ?is section4 ,! c\rt 9   
:i* su* action is br\ght may assess     
aga9/ su* individual a civil p5alty 9   

any am\nt1 n to exce$ #ej1jjj4  7,b7    
,crim9al p5alties  ,any p]son :o kn[+ly 
& willfully violates ?is section %all be
 f9$ "u title #ah1 imprison$ = n m ?an  
#a ye>1 or bo?4  7d7  ,implem5tation    
,)9 #ahj days ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,high    
,c\rt ,gift ,ban ,act1 ! ,supreme ,c\rt 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,judicial         
,conf]5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all ea*    
promulgate regulations to c>ry out ?is  
section & ensure compliance4  7e7  ,rule
 ( con/ruction  ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all
 be con/ru$ to make x p]missible = a    
judicial (fic] to accept a gift or o!r  
item ( value t ! judicial (fic] is      
prohibit$ f accept+ "u any o!r law1     
rule1 or regulation4  4  7b7 ,te*nical &
 con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =   
sub*apt] ,v ( ,*apt] #gc ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #gced4 ,gifts to      
,f$]al judges4  4