Judicial Watch

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."

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.

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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