Newly resigned federal judge is accused of harassing a law clerk and 'unwanted, offensive, and abusive sexual conduct'

[Passages]

Sleaze on top of sleaze.


By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media -July 8, 2024

Joshua Kindred, who resigned as a U.S. District Court judge for Alaska last week, had an “inappropriately sexualized relationship” with one of his law clerks, engaged in “unwanted” sexual conduct and then lied about it to the chief judge, according to the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit.

The findings are summarized in a 30-page order, signed by nine federal judges. It is rife with details describing sexual harassment, vulgar remarks and texts about his sexual desires and experiences. It also describes Kindred’s attempts to mislead and deny when confronted with complaints.

“We conclude that Judge Kindred committed misconduct by creating a hostile work environment for his law clerks. That hostile work environment included ‘unwanted, offensive, and abusive sexual conduct, including sexual harassment,’” the order reads.
https://alaskapublic.org/2024/07/08/newly-resigned-federal-judge-is-accused-of-harassing-a-law-clerk-and-unwanted-offensive-and-abusive-sexual-conduct/

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[spanone]

1. Perfect for a trmp appointee. Disgustingly perverted.

[Passages]

2. Yes. Lawless through and through.

[spooky3]

5. It's a feature, not a bug, for the Federalist Society. Nt

[BOSSHOG]

3. There's no ism like conservatism

One might try to understand their motivation and values. I do. Seriously. It’s like trying to complete a very hard Sudoko puzzle. Very frustrating and difficult. And then you just give up. And then you realize there is no rational reason to attempt to understand them. And as we hunt and peck there are more Kindreds being incubated in frat houses coast to coast.

[spooky3]

6. Another perspective--they hate women and minorities. So

Their motive is to keep others “in their place.”

[BOSSHOG]

7. Yes they do. With Gusto. And with no sane reason.

The place for women and minorities is wherever the hell they strive to be. The same as white guys like me who had damn near zero institutional obstacles to overcome. To be a conservative is to be a lazy malcontent.

[RockRaven]

4. And there it is...

Now we know why.

[Danascot]

8. If he were older

his behavior might be due to hormonal changes, early dementia or other conditions that sometimes cause older people to become erratic, abusive and lose their 'filter'.

But he's only 45 so he's probably just a gop asshole.

[dalton99a]

9. In other words, a very fine Trump judge