Federal judge had sex in chambers with high-ranking police officer, panel says
A federal judge has been disciplined for engaging in sexual activity with a high-ranking police officer in their chambers and for lying during an investigation. The judge's identity remains confidential as the disciplinary committee upheld findings of misconduct. Sanctions include writing letters of apology and refraining from certain judicial duties.
- ▪The judge was found to have engaged in sexual activity in chambers during work hours.
- ▪The disciplinary committee's decision was based on a report from a law clerk and included interviews and forensic testing.
- ▪Sanctions imposed on the judge include writing letters of apology and not serving as chief judge.
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A federal judge has been disciplined for having sex their chambers with a high-ranking law enforcement officer within earshot of staff, attending a partisan political event and for lying to superior judges who investigated the claims, a disciplinary committee revealed.But the identity of the judge and the district court in which they sit is being kept private by the Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability of the Judicial Council of the United States in its decision issued Friday, which was reported earlier by Law360 and Reuters.The committee, comprised of seven judges, upheld the findings of judicial misconduct issued in February by the Judicial Council of the 11th Circuit, the federal appeals court circuit that handles cases arising from U.S.
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