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I think this vote to impeach Judge Porteous is great; federal judges have so much impact on the litigants before them that they should be reminded that they are accountable.
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I hope Porteous is banned from further office, you would have thought it SOP for punishment but Hastings proved that assumption wrong.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Judge Thomas Porteous Impeached by U.S. House of Representatives,” 2010
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Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, called Porteous a "threat to the integrity of the federal bench" and added, "We will not let a few bad actors mar the reputation of others on the federal bench."
SFGate: Top News Stories By LARRY MARGASAK 2010
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Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, called Porteous a "threat to the integrity of the federal bench" and added, "We will not let a few bad actors mar the reputation of others on the federal bench."
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Porteous is a judge, and judges are theoretically supposed to be apolitical, but the fact that he was appointed by Bill Clinton, and a quick glance at some of his more prominent rulings convinces us that calling Porteous a Democrat isn't beyond the realm of imagination.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Chris Weigant 2010
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Senators said they'll also have to decide whether House prosecutors can call Porteous as a witness.
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Yet it was a poorly timed proposition while hearing a case over the ownership of a Kenner hospital that led to what the [Fifth Circuit] Judicial Council called Porteous 'most egregious actions.
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Yet it was a poorly timed proposition while hearing a case over the ownership of a Kenner hospital that led to what the [Fifth Circuit] Judicial Council called Porteous 'most egregious actions.
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Yet it was a poorly timed proposition while hearing a case over the ownership of a Kenner hospital that led to what the [Fifth Circuit] Judicial Council called Porteous 'most egregious actions.
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Jamieson suggests that the word may have come from "Porteous" as originally applied to a Breviary, or portable book of prayers, which might easily be transferred to a portable roll of indictments.
The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford Walter Scott 1801
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