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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, housed at the The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, on June 6, 2020. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM

Inside a Judge’s Yearslong Fight Against a Psych Exam

Judicial misconduct rulings are rare. But even when a Judicial Conference committee said a federal judge had to undergo a psychiatric exam, that judge turned to the place he knows best: federal court.