Comments on: “Testimony: Federal Judge Owed $150K on Credit Cards, Got $20K from 2 Lawyers” https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/11/testimony-federal-judge-owed-150k-on-credit-cards-got-20k-from-2-lawyers/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:42:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: kimsch https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/11/testimony-federal-judge-owed-150k-on-credit-cards-got-20k-from-2-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-78881 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:42:12 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=14831#comment-78881 Thanks PKO. It made me kind of sick that an impeached judge could become a congress critter with all it’s resultant perqs.

]]> By: PKO Strany https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/11/testimony-federal-judge-owed-150k-on-credit-cards-got-20k-from-2-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-78864 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:04:41 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=14831#comment-78864 That’s why the impeachment resolution will specifically disqualify him from holding any office under the United States, as well as removing him from his current office. This disqualification had always been implicit in impeachments, until Hastings won his seat in Congress after being impeached from the bench.

Billy’s impeachment carried a similar provision.

]]> By: kimsch https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/11/testimony-federal-judge-owed-150k-on-credit-cards-got-20k-from-2-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-78837 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:01:19 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=14831#comment-78837 He can be impeached and then run for, and win a congressional seat just like Alcee Hastings!

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