<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Judicial Ethics: News &amp; Videos about Judicial Ethics - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Judicial_Ethics</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Judicial Ethics from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:36:11 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Judicial Ethics: News &amp; Videos about Judicial Ethics - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/CRIME/08/17/texas.judge.misconduct/tztop.judge.protest.kens.jpg</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Judicial_Ethics</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Judicial Ethics from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Judge on trial after refusing to accept death row appeal</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/17/texas.judge.misconduct/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/17/texas.judge.misconduct/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals went on trial Monday, facing misconduct allegations over her refusal to accept a last-minute filing to delay an execution.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clinton's nomination popular, but is it constitutional?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/04/clinton.eligible/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/04/clinton.eligible/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Polls show that Americans overwhelmingly approve of Sen. 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