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Impeached federal judge to resign at end of month

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] Impeached federal judge Samuel Kent on Thursday resigned from his seat on the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas effective at the end of June. Kent's resignation comes a day after US Senate began impeachment trial proceedings against him, alleging that he sexually harassed his secretary and case manager, obstructed a judicial proceeding by making false statements, and made false and misleading statements to federal agents during his investigation. The articles of impeachment against Kent were approved by the US House of Representatives last week. Kent is the first federal judge to be impeached in 20 years and only the thirteenth federal judge to be impeached. Earlier this month, Kent submitted a letter of resignation that would have been effective June 2010, allowing him to collect his $174,000 annual salary and full health benefits until then. In May, Kent pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in a plea agreement that prevented him from facing a criminal trial. Following his plea, he was sentenced to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and $6,500 in restitution.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on June 26, 2009 (boomark / email).