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9. The OP headline states ....
Sat Mar 15, 2025, 02:51 PM
Mar 2025

... "Federal Judge".

Only Congress has the authority to remove an Article III judge. This is done through a vote of impeachment by the House and a trial and conviction by the Senate. As of September 2017, only 15 federal judges have been impeached, and only eight have been convicted.


https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/reports/handbooks-manuals/a-journalists-guide-federal-courts/judges-and-judicial-administration-journalists-guide#:~:text=Only%20Congress%20has%20the%20authority,only%20eight%20have%20been%20convicted.

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How long before something is done to this judge one way or another Eliot Rosewater Mar 2025 #1
The only thing that can be done would be... reACTIONary Mar 2025 #5
Impeached by who? What level of judge is this? Eliot Rosewater Mar 2025 #7
The OP headline states .... reACTIONary Mar 2025 #9
Does it require majority only? Eliot Rosewater Mar 2025 #10
The Constitution.... reACTIONary Mar 2025 #11
Those Pesky Facts roscoeroscoe Mar 2025 #2
wrongeus prejudice cynical_idealist Mar 2025 #3
This judge is on the side of right. MLWR Mar 2025 #4
Good for Judge Reyes! Daleuhlmann Mar 2025 #6
You mean the word 'trans' isn't enough for the judge? NH Ethylene Mar 2025 #8
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