The federal judiciary will make data on sexual harassment complaints against judges public following concerns from officials regarding the judiciary’s policies on sexual misconduct.

U.S. Courts Director James C. Duff wrote in a letter that the judicial branch has taken steps to address inappropriate workplace conduct. A working group is in place to further evaluate the judiciary’s policies, and has already made several recommendations, according to the letter, published Wednesday by The Washington Post.

Among the immediate changes are altering the judiciary’s confidentially provisions in its employee handbooks and creating a comment mailbox for comments and suggestions.

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The letter was written in response to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Charles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleySenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg What Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Biden says Ginsburg successor should be picked by candidate who wins on Nov. 3 MORE (R-Iowa) and ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel FeinsteinMcConnell says Trump nominee to replace Ginsburg will get Senate vote Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence Intensifying natural disasters do little to move needle on climate efforts MORE (D-Calif.). The two senators wrote Duff earlier in the month to express concern that sexual misconduct was widespread in the judicial branch.

Concerns over sexual misconduct in the judiciary were sparked after several women came forward to accuse Alex Kozinski, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, of sexual misconduct.

Kozinski resigned, but many current and former law clerks came forward afterward to urge Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to further address the issue within the branch. Roberts said late last year the judiciary would review its policies.

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