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COMMITTEE FOR A FAIR JUDICIARY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
COMMITTEE FOR A FAIR JUDICIARY (EIN 45-2827319)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-13
IRS object ID
201943179349307634
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2019-11-13T15:52:04-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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PersonRobert RabenPersonNm
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MissionThe Committee for a Fair Judiciary educates and informs Executive Branch officials, U.S. Senators, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the American people about the importance of having a federal judiciary that interprets the Constitution, legislation and regulations in accordance with the principles and values that have made our country free and fair.MissionDesc
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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Joe Onek
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Judith Lichtman
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Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

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PersonRobert RabenPersonNm
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Relationship DescriptionRobert Raben owns the management company hired to run the Organization.RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$306,000TransactionAmt
TransactionManagement servicesTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3The board of directors hired The Raben Group to oversee and manage the day to day activities.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bForm 990 is made available to the board of directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cOn an annual basis, all individuals to whom this policy shall apply shall be provided with a copy of this policy and required to complete and sign an acknowledgement and disclosure form prepared by the board of directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization's governing documents are made available to the public upon request.