Huston chronicleEmbattled federal judge Kent—the first federal judge to be convicted of a sex crime and who is already in a federal hobby farm serving his sentence—abruptly resigned today on the eve of his impeachment, the Huston Chronicle reports.
“The resignation of Kent, a convicted felon who had continued to collect his $174,000 a year salary in prison, was announced to the surprised participants at the first meeting of the Senate’s impeachment trial committee on Thursday afternoon in Washington D.C. The committee is chaired by Senator Claire McMcCaskill, D-Missouri, who announced Kent had handed in a resignation, effective June 30th, 2009, on plain paper to the Senate’s sergeant-at-arms during an official prison visit.”
Hat Tip: ABA Journal
Federal Judge Samuel Kent Resigns, as Senate Impeachment Trial Looms
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