弗吉尼亚州立法者阻止公众获取司法不当行为报告,推翻了2023年的透明法。 Virginia lawmakers blocked public access to judicial misconduct reports, reversing a 2023 transparency law.

2025年底,弗吉尼亚州立法者推翻了2023年的透明法,通过了一项法案,允许大会阻止公开公布司法调查和审查委员会关于纪律法官的年度报告。 In late 2025, Virginia lawmakers reversed a 2023 transparency law, passing a bill that allows the General Assembly to block public release of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission’s annual report on disciplined judges. 在受到前法官肯尼思·梅尔文的影响后,Sen. Creigh Deeds终止了公众获取违反道德标准的法官信息的途径。 The move, championed by Sen. Creigh Deeds after being influenced by former judge Kenneth Melvin, ended public access to information on judges found in violation of ethical standards. 这一变动是在一名记者社交媒体帖子强调该回撤后引发的反弹之后作出的。 The change followed backlash after a journalist’s social media post highlighted the rollback. 虽然大多数州对司法不当行为审查保密,但弗吉尼亚州先前的公开报告被称赞为向问责制迈出的一步。 While most states keep judicial misconduct reviews confidential, Virginia’s previous public reporting had been praised as a step toward accountability. 2025年报告的公布仍然不确定。 The 2025 report’s release remains uncertain.