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19-Judge Conflicts
39-Miscellaneous
After pointing to evidence that some judges have "repeatedly failed to inquire into litigants' ability to pay financial obligations prior to incarceration for nonpayment," characterizing as "a core ethical obligation of the judiciary" judges' duty to inquire into such litigants' ability to pay.

Copyright 2000, Thomas E. Spahn