In Above the Law, LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman argues that the insufficient discipline imposed upon Second Circuit Judge Sarah Merriam illustrates a broader lack of accountability for judges who abuse their power.

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman spoke with The New York Times about Judge Eleanor Ross, who was recently reprimanded for having sex in chambers with a law enforcement officer in earshot of clerks and lying to the Court about it, about the larger lack of accountability and transparency in the judiciary this illustrates.

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman expressed frustration with congressional Democrats’ inaction regarding Judge Eleanor Ross in an interview with Bloomberg Law. “Congressional Democrats don’t want to hold the judiciary accountable for anything,” Shatzman said.

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman spoke with National Public Radio’s (NPR) Carrie Johnson about Judge Eleanor Ross, one of three federal judges under scrutiny for misconduct. Judge Ross received a mere slap on the wrist for misconduct that would be a fireable offense in most other workplaces.

Judge Eleanor Ross is the latest in a long line of examples of the most hypocritical double standard: judges hold others accountable for misconduct but are never held accountable themselves. Failing to act now sends a disturbing message: accountability is optional for the powerful, LAP’s Aliza Shatzman argues in Slate