The greater the power of the Executive, the greater the imperative to adhere to the highest ethical standards in the execution of the Executive’s duties. A proposition likely to garner widespread support in theory; but as they say, the devil is in the details. This panel examines the legal and practical bases from which Executive Branch ethics are derived, as well as the role and function of those ethical standards in executing the Executive’s duties. Topics include: The extent to which the President is bound by ethics laws, the role of White House Counsel in ensuring adherence to ethics standards in the Executive Branch, and the ethics involved in the selection of a Supreme Court nominee and the role of the Executive Branch in the confirmation process. The panel will be moderated by Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod.
Speakers:

Bobby Burchfield, Partner, King & Spalding
Adam White, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution; Director of the Center for Study of the Administrative State at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School
Tobi Young, General Counsel, Staff Secretary, and Secretary of the Board, George W. Bush Presidential Center
Moderator: Hon. Jennifer Elrod, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit