Judge of the Day: Samuel Kent
We previously wrote about the mysterious leave of absence taken by Judge Samuel B. Kent (S.D. Tex.). It now appears that part of the mystery has been revealed. From the Galveston Daily News:
In the months before U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent was temporarily relieved of his duties, an employee of the court filed a sexual harassment complaint against him, sources have told The Daily News. The sources refused to be identified in speaking about a complaint that court officials have ordered to be kept confidential.
A sexual harassment complaint? You know what that means: elevation. Hello, Justice Thomas!
If you have any details about the allegations against Judge Kent, please email us. Thanks.
Sources: Judge took leave after complaint [Galveston Daily News]
Earlier: Musical Chairs: Federal Judges Fleeing the Bench?
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Fizzirst!
I will weep if Kent leaves the bench. Losing the potential for future opinions in the same vein as his, touching on everything from briefs written in crayons and Bolivian food, would be a true blow to the legal world.
Pun intended.
"Nominated by George H.W. Bush on August 3, 1990."
http://www.fjc.gov/public/home.nsf/hisj
Yet another fine example of the Republicans' culture of corruption and rampant sexual misconduct.
I guess we now know where cigar and cognac worked.
His cookbook opinion is a classic too:
Barbour v. Head, 178 F. Supp. 2d 758 (D. Tex. 2001)
(the crayon opinion is Bradshaw v. Unity Marine Corp., 147 F. Supp. 2d 668 (D. Tex. 2001)
3:10,
What about Judge Kent is "corrupt" other than the fact that someone filed a sexual harrassment complaint against him? Those are filed every day all over the country.
Yeah, that "culture of corruption" comment was groundless, and I say that as a liberal. What, like Bush the Elder's process of choosing Kent included questions like "So, would you harass some folks, or what? Yes? Outstanding! You're the feller I'm lookin' for!"
Updates on this situation at the WSJ and SMSB.
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/10/01/federal-judge-samuel-kent-reprimanded-by-fifth-circuit/
http://sophisticmiltonianserbonianblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/the-full-story-on-judge-kent/
To: "What about Judge Kent is 'corrupt' other than the fact that someone filed a sexual harrassment complaint against him? Those are filed every day all over the country."
You apparently have no knowledge whatsoever about this situation..."corrupt" is a nice way of putting it.
I don't know if he was registered as a D or R, but he made some great plaintiffs' rulings.