House Republicans File Impeachment Resolutions Against Two Federal Judges
House Republicans introduced three impeachment resolutions this month against two federal judges appointed during the Obama administration. The resolutions target rulings and conduct and were referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
foxnews.comHouse Republicans introduced three impeachment resolutions this month against two federal judges appointed during the Obama administration. One resolution filed June 9 targets the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island over a June 5 ruling that vacated a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services policy pausing asylum applications from designated high-risk countries.
The resolution states the judge dismissed national-security justifications as pretextual.
Two resolutions filed June 8 and June 9 target a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The council issued a private reprimand, barred the judge from serving as chief judge or on Judicial Conference committees, and left the judge in active status. The Atlanta Police Department opened a separate inquiry into whether a department employee was involved.
All three resolutions were referred to the House Judiciary Committee. Under the Constitution, removal of a federal judge requires House impeachment and a two-thirds Senate vote. Fifteen federal judges have been impeached in United States history and eight convicted.
A separate Democratic resolution filed May 21 targets Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts over alleged ethical violations and partisan rulings.
