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Bad judges, bad judges . . . whatcha gonna do?

By Douglas A. Berman

The lyrical title of this post and the movie posted were inspired by these two articles in the Houston Chronicle today: "Judging the judges: Does secret process let errant jurists get away with breaking the law?" "Despite troubles, some on bench keep salaries; Those who do admit misdeeds don't always leave the public payroll" Here is how the first of these pieces gets started: One federal judge got arrested for driving drunk while dressed in drag.  Others stood accused of frequenting prostitutes, a strip club and a shady escort service; sexually assaulting female court employees; sucker-punching a stranger; or slapping a spouse. Federal judges have made illegal campaign contributions, falsified court records, and illegally concealed cash gifts and gambling debts...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on December 14, 2009 (boomark / email).