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    22 days ago

    Knew who the judge was without having to look. This piece of shit needs to be removed. Can US Circuit court judges be impeached?

    • BertramDitore@lemmy.world
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      21 days ago

      Absolutely. Any federal judge can theoretically be impeached, it just very rarely happens. 15 times to be exact.

      Fifteen federal judges have been impeached. Of those fifteen: eight were convicted by the Senate, four were acquitted by the Senate, and three resigned before an outcome at trial. Source

  • GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    This is such bullshit. I got my green card through my spouse, thankfully years ago. So this would have affected me if I still didn’t have it. I would have to leave the country - despite having a son who is an American citizen - and go through a lengthy process to apply and come back. So cruel.

    To add on to that, I would have to go back to my country of origin, Russia, where I would certainly be arrested for my political views and for donating to Ukraine.

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    The fact that these cases always first get filed and heard in these right wing circuits is a testament to right wing Republican AGs’ use of judge/circuit shopping.

    I’d suggest that any future judicial reforms (SCOTUS, etc) also include the creation of a special national circuit focused solely on national legal issues involving the federal government - with built in safeguards against that circuit being packed by either party

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    21 days ago

    Is this the same guy from that related story from about two months ago?

    “Anti-LGBTQ+ activist judge in Texas hospitalized after being kicked in the head while trespassing on Texas ranch and trying to suck all the horse’s dicks to completion.”