Two Luzerne County Common Pleas Court judges pleaded guilty to federal offenses. A U.S. district court judge in Texas pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice. A judge in West Virginia failed to recuse himself after accepting $3 million in campaign contributions from a litigant. These recent examples of judges in the news started us thinking: Who judges the judges?
In federal courts, if a complaint alleges conduct that rises to the level of an impeachable offense, the Judicial Conference refers the matter to the House of Representatives. Judges may be removed by impeachment by the House and, upon conviction by the Senate, under Article II of the Constitution, for “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”
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