U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has approved a request by 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Carl Stewart to transfer a formal complaint against 5th Circuit Judge Edith Jones to another jurisdiction.

Roberts' letter came the day after Stewart reassigned a last-minute death-penalty appeal from a panel comprised of himself, Jones and 5th Circuit Judge James Dennis to a new panel.

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