From Forbes:
When we last checked in with Brett Kavanaugh back in October, he was performing his judicial duties as a lifetime Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, even though Chief Justice Roberts had referred 15 ethics complaints against him for review by the Chief Judge of the 10th Circuit in Colorado. No one knew what would happen next.
On December 18, we found out. While much of the country was preoccupied with the government budget shutdown, the 10th Circuit Judicial Council quietly issued its non-verdict in the matter, announcing:
that the original roster of 15 complaints had swollen to 83 complaints;
that the ethics complaints against Kavanaugh were “serious”; but
that the 10th Circuit Judicial Council had no jurisdiction to rule on them; and
that the complainants had a brief period to request a review.
In effect, they said, back to you, Chief Justice Roberts: it’s your problem, not ours.
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The Judicial Ethics Complaints Are “Serious”
The 10th Circuit Judicial Council didn’t totally ignore substance. It stated the obvious with its finding that “the allegations contained in the complaints are serious."
The complaints fell into three main categories. Some relate to complicated matters of fact involving Kavanaugh’s actions many years ago, which might be difficult to verify or resolve.
Other complaints concern Kavanaugh’s behavior as a Judge on the Court of Appeals by favoring certain parties or interests, on which opinions may differ.
The third and most obviously problematic category of the complaints concerns Kavanaugh’s behavior during the nomination proceedings in September 2018. The Judicial Council summarized:
Justice Kavanaugh made inappropriate partisan statements that demonstrate bias and a lack of judicial temperament; and treated members of the Senate Judiciary Committee with disrespect.
Unlike the first two categories of complaints, the third category concerns behavior that was shown on national television. There is thus no question as to whether the behavior in question occurred,
Nor is there any significant question whether the behavior involved extreme breaches of judicial ethics. As one of the complainants, Larry Behrendt, wrote in the Washington Post:
Kavanaugh peppered two hours of Senate testimony with attacks against people and groups he associated with Democrats. Kavanaugh alleged (without factual basis) that he was the victim of a vast, secret, left-wing cabal, masterminded by senators such as Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and motivated by “revenge on behalf of the Clintons.” … [He carried on] like a crazed conspiracy theorist.”
Kavanaugh’s behavior at the hearing prompted several thousand law school faculty to sign a letter opposing his confirmation because "he did not display the impartiality and judicial temperament requisite to sit on the highest court of our land."
Full article at:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/steved...s-back-to-chief-justice-roberts/#2bfba46daafe
When we last checked in with Brett Kavanaugh back in October, he was performing his judicial duties as a lifetime Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, even though Chief Justice Roberts had referred 15 ethics complaints against him for review by the Chief Judge of the 10th Circuit in Colorado. No one knew what would happen next.
On December 18, we found out. While much of the country was preoccupied with the government budget shutdown, the 10th Circuit Judicial Council quietly issued its non-verdict in the matter, announcing:
that the original roster of 15 complaints had swollen to 83 complaints;
that the ethics complaints against Kavanaugh were “serious”; but
that the 10th Circuit Judicial Council had no jurisdiction to rule on them; and
that the complainants had a brief period to request a review.
In effect, they said, back to you, Chief Justice Roberts: it’s your problem, not ours.
,
,
,
The Judicial Ethics Complaints Are “Serious”
The 10th Circuit Judicial Council didn’t totally ignore substance. It stated the obvious with its finding that “the allegations contained in the complaints are serious."
The complaints fell into three main categories. Some relate to complicated matters of fact involving Kavanaugh’s actions many years ago, which might be difficult to verify or resolve.
Other complaints concern Kavanaugh’s behavior as a Judge on the Court of Appeals by favoring certain parties or interests, on which opinions may differ.
The third and most obviously problematic category of the complaints concerns Kavanaugh’s behavior during the nomination proceedings in September 2018. The Judicial Council summarized:
Justice Kavanaugh made inappropriate partisan statements that demonstrate bias and a lack of judicial temperament; and treated members of the Senate Judiciary Committee with disrespect.
Unlike the first two categories of complaints, the third category concerns behavior that was shown on national television. There is thus no question as to whether the behavior in question occurred,
Nor is there any significant question whether the behavior involved extreme breaches of judicial ethics. As one of the complainants, Larry Behrendt, wrote in the Washington Post:
Kavanaugh peppered two hours of Senate testimony with attacks against people and groups he associated with Democrats. Kavanaugh alleged (without factual basis) that he was the victim of a vast, secret, left-wing cabal, masterminded by senators such as Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and motivated by “revenge on behalf of the Clintons.” … [He carried on] like a crazed conspiracy theorist.”
Kavanaugh’s behavior at the hearing prompted several thousand law school faculty to sign a letter opposing his confirmation because "he did not display the impartiality and judicial temperament requisite to sit on the highest court of our land."
Full article at:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/steved...s-back-to-chief-justice-roberts/#2bfba46daafe
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