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"Pace Quickens for Impeaching Convicted Judge," is the AP report by Suzanne Gamboa, via Law.com.Members of Congress are moving quickly to force a convicted federal judge from Texas out of office so they can avoid paying his annual salary while he serves time in prison. A task force formed by the House Judiciary Committee scheduled a meeting for Tuesday morning to begin considering what articles of impeachment -- essentially charges -- they want to recommend against U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent. Kent, the first sitting judge to face sex crime charges, is headed to federal prison in a week to serve a 33-month sentence for lying to prosecutors about sexually abusing two female employees. Both women told their stories to the task force last week, saying they were cornered and forced to engage in sexual acts against their will...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 10, 2009 (boomark / email).