裁判官規律制度の日米比較  [in Japanese] Comparative studies of the judicial discipline in Japan and the USA  [in Japanese]

This article examines the judicial discipline systems in Japan and the USA. Part 1 provides the practical and theoretical problems of our procedures that are demonstrated in recent cases,such as Fukuoka High Court judge case(200l) and Tokyo High Court Judge case(200l).In the USA,serious questions have been raised about Congress's ability to deal adequately with the rise in judicial impeachment.Then part 2 analysis the federal impeachment power of the U.S.constitution and the discipline system of the federal statute,the Judicial Councils Reform and Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980.In conclusion,this article consists that the need to develop comprehensive judicial reform strategies including the judicial discipline.