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Samuel B. Kent (born June 22, 1949) [1] is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, whose term ended in resignation in 2009 following charges of sexual abuse. Kent served in the single-judge Galveston Division covering Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, and Matagorda Counties.
On May 14, 2009, Judge Kent refused to resign after he was sentenced to prison. The House Judiciary Committee then voted to begin an impeachment investigation. Proceedings continued after the judge resigned in June 2009 but set an effective date for his resignation in 2010. Hearings were held on June 2. [17]
The responsibilities of the Task Force were expanded to include the case of Judge Samuel B. Kent, [15] leading to hearings [16] and his subsequent impeachment by the full House of Representatives. [17] The Task force finally voted to impeach Porteous on January 21, 2010.
[9] [10] On July 28, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Marmolejo to replace Samuel B. Kent. [11] The Senate confirmed Marmolejo by unanimous consent on October 3, 2011, [12] and she received her judicial commission on October 4, 2011. [4]
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A state commission plans a hearing to decide if a Tri-Cities judge violated judicial conduct rules when he allegedly abused his now ex-wife and harassed a former girlfriend.. Washington’s ...
The domestic violence allegations emerged when Swanberg’s ex-wife, Stephanie Barnard, filed a declaration of support for Salas’ request for the protection order against the judge.