The spring issue of the Judicial Conduct Reporter has been published.  The issue has articles on:

Judicial ethics and jurors

• Discourteous treatment of jurors
• Deliberating juries
• Criticism and praise
• Post-verdict meetings
• Letters of appreciation
• Feedback

A judge’s discretion to report criminal conduct
Recent judicial discipline cases

• Ex parte e-mails (In re Filip (Michigan))
• Inappropriate e-mail (In the Matter of Booras (Colorado))
• Sleep deprivation (In the Matter of Hastings (Nevada))

The Judicial Conduct Reporter is published electronically, and an index and current and past issues of the Reporter are available on-line.  Anyone can sign up to receive notice when a new issue is available.