In a one-two punch made public Wednesday on its Web site, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recommended that U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent be impeached and ordered that he not be given disability status.
Kent had pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in connection with an investigation into charges that he sexually harassed court employees. He is scheduled to begin serving a 33-month prison sentence next month. Claiming alcoholism and mental illness, Kent sought disability status so he could continue drawing a salary while in prison.
