lifetime appointment

  • Federal Judge Receives Private Reprimand After Admitting Relationship With Police Officer

    An Atlanta federal judge who admitted to an extramarital relationship with an Atlanta police officer has received a private reprimand but remains on the bench, highlighting the limited mechanisms available for removing Article III judges from office. The allegations, which reportedly involved sexual encounters in the judge’s chambers at the federal courthouse, have drawn renewed…

  • Senate Confirms Trump’s Personal Lawyer Emil Bove To Lifetime Federal Judgeship

    In a deeply divided 50–49 vote, the U.S. Senate has confirmed Emil Bove, personal criminal defense attorney to President Donald Trump, to a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, one of the nation’s most powerful appellate courts. The vote passed strictly along party lines, with Republicans unanimously backing the…