Armenian Justice Minister, U.S. Judge Discuss Armenian Judge Conduct

ARMENIAN JUSTICE MINISTER, U.S. JUDGE DISCUSS ARMENIAN JUDGE CONDUCT CODE

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 25 2007

YEREVAN, July 25. /ARKA/. Armenian Justice Minister Gevorg Poghosyan
met John Walker, U.S. District Court Judge engaged in judge ethics
and conduct, on Tuesday in Yerevan.

Armenian Justice Ministry’s press office reports that they discussed
Armenian Judge Conduct Code.

The minister described the procedure of punishment applied to those
judges violating the code.

The American specialist approved the procedure.

Comments on the Armenian Judge Conduct Code are published in Armenia
on the instruction of the Ethics Commission of Armenian Court Chairmen
Council and Armenian Judges Union. The comments edited by Armenian
Cassation Court Chairman Hovhannes Manoukyan are published with USAID
Armenian Office and ABA/ROLI support.