Conyers introduces Bill to impeach District Judge.

[dixiegrrrrl]

H. Res. 1031:Impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeanors. ( Corruption and bribery charges)

Details here:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=hr111-1031

news story here:


Judge Thomas Porteous not trustworthy, task force declares
By Bruce Alpert, Times-Picayune
January 21, 2010, 6:20PM


A House task force Thursday recommended that U.S. District Judge Thomas Porteous be impeached because of a "long-standing pattern of corrupt conduct."
The panel unanimously approved four articles of impeachment which will be considered by the House Judiciary Committee in the next week or two.

"Judge Porteous engaged in a pattern of conduct that is incompatible with the trust and confidence placed in him as a federal judge," said Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Task Force on Judicial Impeachment.

The articles accuse Porteous, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton, of seeking and taking kickbacks and other gifts, including money, trips and free meals at expensive restaurants from lawyers and a bail bond company with business before him, not disclosing his improper conduct as a state judge to the Senate during his 1994 confirmation proceedings and making false statements in a personal bankruptcy filing.

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2010/01/judge_thomas_porteous_not_trus.html

[LiberalFighter]

1. Hang him

[cascadiance]

2. Good! We need to get some PRACTICE for the big tasks like this later!

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. WOW!

This is BIG.

[babylonsister]

4. This guy sued the impeachment panel...

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/11/judge_thomas_porteous_sues_imp.html

Federal Judge Thomas Porteous sues impeachment panel
By The Associated Press
November 13, 2009, 1:33PM


A Louisiana federal judge sued a House impeachment task force Friday, contending the panel is making the case for his ouster by using testimony he gave under a promise of immunity.

tom-porteous.JPGThe Times-Picayune archiveU.S. district judge in N.O. facing possible impeachment U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. is under investigation for alleged misconduct, including an allegation that he accepted money from lawyers involved in a trial over which he presided.

The suit, in U.S. District Court, said the House task force violated Porteous' Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination. The task force used immunized testimony in witness interviews and to formulate strategy, the suit said.

There was no immediate response from the Judiciary Committee or the special counsel for the task force, Washington attorney Alan Baron.

Immunized testimony is given under a promise from authorities that the statements will not be used against the defendant.

Porteous gave immunized testimony to a judicial panel that concluded the judge's conduct might constitute grounds for impeachment. The House then formed its own task force.

The allegations against Porteous were uncovered during the FBI's Operation Wrinkled Robe, an investigation of state judges in Jefferson Parish, where Porteous served until he was appointed a federal judge in 1994.

That 5 1/2-year investigation put court-ordered wiretaps and video cameras in the parish courthouse and brought 14 convictions, including those of two state judges who were sent to federal prison. Criminal charges were not filed against Porteous.

The investigation uncovered evidence that Porteous rejected a request to step down from a case without revealing that he had a history of financial relationships with at least one attorney involved, and leaving lawyers' gifts off financial disclosure statements from 1994-2000.

more...

[malaise]

5. Next up

The Supremes - for treason

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Oh god...couldn't they just have duel or something?

Good fine, tho.
Why didn't Clinton sue the impeachment panel, Iwonder.

[babylonsister]

7. A duel...

:rofl:

That cracked me up!