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House Judiciary Committee Votes to Impeach Kent

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John Council has this report for Texas Lawyer on the U.S. House of Representative's quick action on the convicted federal judge.The House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach retired U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent by a 29-0 vote Wednesday, marking the first time in 20 years the body has taken that action against a federal jurist. The four articles of impeachment the committee voted on alleged that Kent was guilty of "high crimes and misdemeanors" that warranted his removal from office. The first two articles of impeachment related to the "sexual assault" of two of his staff members at the federal courthouse in Galveston, Texas; the third involved his obstruction of justice; and the fourth was linked to his false statements to the FBI and the U...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 11, 2009 (boomark / email).

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