Is the disclosure policy directed solely at substantive continuing legal education programs for judges?
No, the disclosure policy is intended to cover any educational program a significant purpose of which is the education of federal or state judges. For this purpose, programs on science, medicine, history, education, etc., are potentially covered. 7. Define “subject-matter bar association.” For purposes of this policy, the phrase subject-matter bar association refers to an association of lawyers who practice in a specific area of the law, such as administrative, admiralty, antitrust, elder, immigration, or patent law. Associations of lawyers whose members comprise or frequently represent the same side in litigation are not considered to be subject matter bar associations for purposes of this policy. 8. Define “a significant purpose of which is the education of United States federal or state judges.” The term “significant purpose” was a deliberate choice of words. The policy approved by the Conference contemplated that the education of judges could be less than the main or dominant (or e
