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9. The OP headline states ....

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 15, 2025, 02:51 PM

Mar 15

... "Federal Judge".

Only Congress has the authority to remove an Article III judge. This is done through a vote of impeachment by the House and a trial and conviction by the Senate. As of September 2017, only 15 federal judges have been impeached, and only eight have been convicted.

https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/reports/handbooks-manuals/a-journalists-guide-federal-courts/judges-and-judicial-administration-journalists-guide#:~:text=Only%20Congress%20has%20the%20authority,only%20eight%20have%20been%20convicted.

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How long before something is done to this judge one way or another Eliot Rosewater Mar 14 #1

The only thing that can be done would be... reACTIONary Mar 14 #5

Impeached by who? What level of judge is this? Eliot Rosewater Mar 15 #7

The OP headline states .... reACTIONary Mar 15 #9

Does it require majority only? Eliot Rosewater Mar 15 #10

The Constitution.... reACTIONary Mar 15 #11

Those Pesky Facts roscoeroscoe Mar 14 #2

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This judge is on the side of right. MLWR Mar 14 #4

Good for Judge Reyes! Daleuhlmann Mar 14 #6

You mean the word 'trans' isn't enough for the judge? NH Ethylene Mar 15 #8