U.S. District Chief Judge Richard Roberts of the District of Columbia, during Judge Christopher "Casey" Cooper's official investiture ceremony July 11, 2014. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Woman Who Accused Judge of Sexual Assault Can't Re-File Claims, Court Rules
Mitchell claims Roberts sexually assaulted her 35 years ago while he was prosecuting a 1981 murder trial in Salt Lake City when she was a teenager serving as a witness.
August 09, 2022 at 04:18 PM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
What You Need to Know
- Judge Richard Roberts was accused of sexually assaulting a witness in a trial while he was a prosecutor in 1981.
- The 10th Circuit panel upheld the dismissal of the lawsuit with prejudice.
- Roberts became an inactive senior judge on the U.S. district court in the District of Columbia after the claims were filed.
A woman who brought sexual assault claims against a former prosecutor and now-inactive federal judge cannot re-file her claims in the future, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled.
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