Employee Rights and How to Report Wrongful Conduct
Your Rights in a Federal Judiciary Workplace
The Judiciary is committed to ensuring an exemplary workplace free of sexual harassment, discriminatory harassment, abusive conduct, discrimination, retaliation, and other forms of wrongful conduct recognized under Judiciary policy.
Current and former Judiciary employees have multiple avenues available, both inside and outside of their employing court, to seek support and guidance regarding workplace conduct concerns. The relevant policies and procedures may be quickly found by clicking on the links that appear below.
- Your Rights in a Federal Judiciary Workplace (link below)
- The Employment Dispute Resolution Plan (EDR Plan) ( link below)
- The Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980, 28 U.S.C. §§ 351-364 (JC&D Act)
- Instructions and Complaint Form-Judicial Conduct and Judicial Disability (link below)
- The Code of Conduct for United States Judges
- The Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees
Workplace conduct contact information and other resources can also be found below.
Employees are free to contact whomever makes them feel more comfortable.
How to Report Wrongful Conduct – Contact Information
| EDNY EDR Coordinator | Second Circuit Director of Workplace Relations | AO Office of Judicial Integrity (OJI) |
|---|---|---|
| Michael A. Ilaria EDNY Pretrial Services 718-613-2616 michael_ilaria@nyept.uscourts.gov | Alana Chill 212-587-8698 alana_chill@ca2.uscourts.gov | Michael Henry Judicial Integrity Officer 202-502-1603 AO_OJI@ao.uscourts.gov |
| Carolyn Dubay, Deputy Judicial Integrity Officer 202-502-1603 AO_OJI@ao.uscourts.gov |