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US District Judge Sam Kent Resigns in Plea Deal in Sex Case

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I practiced in Houston for many years, and had a few cases in his court, and yet had not heard a thing about this whole ugly mess.  The plea was in connection with obstruction of justice.  He may still keep getting his salary, apparently, unless he is impeached.



My main recollection of him was that he was one of those "iron" judges who had picky rules about everything (the water pitcher on counsel table included, if I recall right).  Anyhow, very sad fall from a high place.

Full post as published by Legal Ethics Forum on February 24, 2009 (boomark / email).

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