A US district court judge in Alaska who was appointed by former President Donald Trump abruptly announced his resignation from the federal bench last week, days before allegations that he engaged in an “inappropriately sexualized relationship” with one of his law clerks were released publicly.
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A US district court judge in Alaska who was appointed by former President Donald Trump abruptly announced his resignation from the federal bench last week, days before an investigation that found he engaged in an “inappropriately sexualized relationship” with one of his law clerks was released publicly.
On Monday, the same day Kindred’s resignation took effect, the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit revealed the findings of an investigation into allegations of misconduct against the judge.
“In its Order and Certification, the Judicial Council concluded, among other things, that Judge Kindred engaged in misconduct by creating a hostile work environment for his law clerks and by having an inappropriately sexualized relationship with one of his law clerks both during her clerkship and after she became an Assistant United States Attorney,” the Judicial Council’s press release says.
The report cites witness accounts and hundreds of pages of text messages detailing inappropriate and vulgar comments Kindred made to his law clerks.
We take judicial misconduct complaints seriously,” Chief Circuit Judge Mary H. Murguia, who appointed the special committee that investigated Kindred, said in a statement.
Of the 27 vacancies listed on the federal judiciary’ website, Kindred’s is the only opening to come as the result of a resignation — as all the other judges were either elevated, retired or are assuming senior status.
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