All federal judges, except those who sit on the Supreme Court, must follow a code of ethics to ensure they are free from conflicts of interest and embody the highest ethical behavior we expect from federal jurists. There is no reason that the justices who sit on the highest court in the country should continue to be held to ethical standards that are lower than those of any employee of our federal government. The reports about Justice Thomas’ failure to disclose extravagant travel and gifts rais