Second Circuit Judge Sarah Merriam Disciplined Again, This Time for Creating A ‘Tense And Challenging’ Work Environment

The federal judiciary is perpetrating a fraud upon the public. Judge Sarah Merriam is yet another example, on the heels of Eleanor Ross, of the judiciary’s repeated failure to "self-police" despite insisting it can; and the outrageous lack of discipline for judges who abuse their power, LAP’s Aliza Shatzman argues in Above the Law. Systemic flaws in the judicial complaint process perpetuate misconduct, shield abusive judges from accountability, dissuade law clerks from reporting, and chill complaints. As long as neither the courts nor Congress will hold judges accountable for abusing their power, LAP will.