G. Thomas Porteous

This morning the United States Senate voted to convict Judge G. Thomas Porteous of Louisiana on all four articles of impeachment he faced. These convictions will remove him from his lifetime seat on the federal bench, making him only the eighth federal judge in U.S. history to suffer this fate, and strip him of the […]

Judge G. Thomas Porteous (E.D. La.), the only Judge of the Day Hall of Fame honoree who is still actually a judge, may soon join Edward Nottingham, Samuel Kent and Elizabeth Halverson as a former judge. From the New Orleans Times-Picayune: The House Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved four articles of impeachment against U.S. District […]

* Who says lawyers can’t be stylish? [Fashionista] * Guess this makes Judge Porteous officially worse than Judge Kent. [New Orleans Times-Picayune] * Should federal judges be barred from reading blogs? [Volokh Conspiracy] * Of course not. Unless they’re written by robots. [Overlawyered]

Congratulations to Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr., a past winner of ATL’s prestigious Judge of the Day award. He’s now back on the federal bench. From the New Orleans Times-Picayune: After a year away from the bench, U.S. District Judge Thomas Porteous Jr. will regain both his criminal and civil dockets next month, signaling an […]

You may recall Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. (E.D. La.), recently named an ATL Judge of the Day. He’s currently the subject of a federal criminal investigation, and he’s on an extended leave from the bench (to focus on the investigation and to mourn his recently deceased wife). Judge Porteous has now applied to extend […]

Judge Thomas Porteous Jr., of the Eastern District of Louisiana, is no stranger to bad publicity. We’ve written about this New Orleans judge before (see item 2(b)). Well, Judge Porteous’s exploits continue. From the New Orleans Times-Picayune: In 2003, a seaman named Robert Hanna sued his employer, an offshore drilling company, after stairs on one […]