https://publicintegrity.org/2014/04/28/14630/federal-judges-plead-guilty

Up from 26 a decade ago.

Tip from NBC and the Wall Street Journal.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/131-federal-judges-broke-the-law-by-hearing-cases-where-they-had-a-financial-interest-11632834421

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/blind-justice-judges-owned-stock-firms-ruled-cases-anyway-n90916

The Wall Street Journal named 60 of them.

In their story linked here:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/hidden-interest-judges-financial-conflicts-graphic-11632834079?mod=article_relatedinline&mod=article_relatedinline

The conflict was found in public records details in 685 cases cited by the Wall Street Journal.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/131-federal-judges-broke-the-law-by-hearing-cases-where-they-had-a-financial-interest-11632834421?tesla=y

Who is watching the watchers?

No one.

Is that what makes justice blind?

There are 890 federal judges.

https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies