Alaska Federal Judge Submits Resignation Amid Misconduct Investigation Over Hostile Workplace and Impropriety With Former Clerk
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal judge in Alaska has resigned following an internal probe that unearthed allegations of creating a hostile work environment and engaging in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a former law clerk. The investigation led to a judicial conduct report, prompting the resignation amid serious violations. U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred, appointed in 2019 by then-President Donald Trump, stepped down after the investigation conducted by the 9th Circuit Judicial Council revealed he had overstepped professional boundaries by discussing personal and intimate details with clerks, and further encouraging them to rate others … Read more