Judicial Watch

{{#badges:SPN}}Judicial Watch, Inc., at www.judicialwatch.org, describes itself as "a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation, promotes transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law." It was initiated near the beginning of the Clinton Administration in 1994 and asserts that its role is "to serve as an ethical and legal watchdog over our government, legal, and judicial systems to promote a return to ethics and morality in our nation's public life."

Judicial Watch is an "associate" member of the State Policy Network, a web of right-wing “think tanks” in every state across the country.

Funding

In 2002, Judicial Watch received $1.1 million from the Carthage Foundation and a further $400,000 from the Sarah Scaife Foundation. The year before the Scaife Foundation had given $1.35 million and Carthage $500,000.

In all, between 1997 and 2002, Judicial Watch received $7,069,500 (unadjusted for inflation) in 19 grants from a handful of foundations including. The bulk of this funding came from just three foundations - the Sarah Scaife Foundation, The Carthage Foundation and the John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. [1]

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Controversy

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Personnel

• Tom Fitton, President
• Paul Orfanedes, Legal Represenative
• Chris Farrell, Director of Investiagations and Board Member
• Rick Ventura, Director of Fundraising

Contact

Judicial Watch, Inc.
P.O. Box 44444
Washington, DC 20026
Tel: 888-JW-ETHIC
Fax: 202-646-5199
info@judicialwatch.org
Web:http://www.judicialwatch.org/

Southern Regional Headquarters
100 S.E. 2nd Street
Bank of America Tower
Suite 3920
Miami, FL 33131-2148
Tel: 305-349-2391
Fax: 305-374-9054

Western Regional Headquarters
2540 Huntington Drive
Suite 201
San Marino, CA 91108-2601
Tel: 626-287-4540
Fax: 626-237-2003

Southwestern Regional Headquarters
5735 Pineland Drive, Suite 275
Dallas, TX 75231
Tel: 214-739-7188
Fax: 214-739-8873