House chairman seeks possible impeachment of LA federal judge

[Judi Lynn]

House chairman seeks possible impeachment of LA federal judge
By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

(07-18) 11:27 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) --

A leading House Republican has taken the first step toward impeachment proceedings against a federal judge in California who's been accused of misconduct.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., introduced a resolution to allow his committee to investigate U.S. District Judge Manuel Real, who's served on the federal bench in Los Angeles since 1966. The committee would then consider whether impeachment proceedings are warranted, Sensenbrenner said.

Real, 82, allegedly seized control of a bankruptcy case involving a defendant he knew, then allowed the defendant to live rent-free for years in a house she'd been ordered to vacate.

A national federal judicial discipline committee ruled 3-2 in April that it could not sanction Real because the chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did not properly investigate the complaint.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/07/18/state/n112748D50.DTL&type=politics

[Monkeyman]

1. Just a replug looking for votes

[omenapoint]

2. If the allegations are true, the Judge should be removed.

I hope he isn't that bad.

[napi21]

3. I don't know anything about the case, but at 82, isn't it about time this

judge retired????

[reichstag911]

4. Trying to open a spot...

...for a reactionary rightwing Repub, no doubt.

[Demeter]

5. Fine-- Let's Go For the 5 Supremes

We got real felonies there.

[Ringo84]

6. Re:

They'll impeach the hell out of some judge in LA, but Bush? Blank check; do whatever you want, Georgie. The law means what you want it to mean.
Ringo

[robinlynne]

7. I remember some judges who let another man live rent free on pennsylvania

ave in DC, in a very similar court case. he has been living in that rent free house since 2001. As long as they get impeached too, it's fair by me.