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364. Fifth Circuit sleaze

By Joel Jacobsen

This blog has recently been sadly remiss in documenting the many judges in this great land who put their reputations on the line - and, oftentimes, succeed is successfully blowing them up - merely for the honor of a mention here.My friends, I offer no excuses but when elected I will immediately fire somebody for it.Samuel Kent, whom we met in post 322, was indicted at the end of August.  His career demonstrated just how much grit and determination is necessary for a federal judge to risk consequences for his actions.  Merely being a contemptible  drunk who regularly abuses both lawyers and staff wasn't nearly enough.You won't be surprised to learn that the out-of-district judge presiding over the prosecution has issued a gag order that would be wildly unconstitutional if the defendant were anyone but a fellow judge...continue to full post

Full post as published by Judging Crimes on October 11, 2008 (boomark / email).