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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Jul. 22, 2024

Our 9th Circuit finally sees the light

Joshua Kindred, a federal judge in the District of Alaska, resigned in July after being accused of sexual misconduct and harassment. The Ninth Circuit Judicial Council's Order following its investigation and hearing brought to light the principle that sexual misconduct and harassment are impeachable offenses.

William Domnarski

Email: domnarski@gmail.com

William Domnarski is a Southland mediator and practitioner. His latest book is "Richard Posner," published by Oxford University Press in 2016.

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We don’t often hear much about the lower federal courts. Our interest is with the U.S. Supreme Court and the personalities of its justices which shape our lives. The July 8 resignation of disgraced judge Joshua Kindred, 46, of the District of Alaska over substantiated allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment, however, qualifies as a newsworthy event not just in itself – how could federal judges do such things? – but because the Ninth Circuit Judicial Council’s...

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