The financial disclosure reports that District of Columbia local judges file every summer offer insight into what they’re up to when they’re not on the bench — Boy Scouts leader; a singer; a church elder. What the reports don’t publicly reveal — for the most part — is any financial information.
Unlike the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts, which require judges to publicly disclose any investments and trusts, states vary regarding what financial information judges must submit — and how much the public can see.
