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A federal judge in Alaska resigned after investigators found that he had been abusive to his law clerks, had an “inappropriately sexualized relationship” with one of them and then lied about his misconduct, according to a judicial report released on Monday.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit revealed in the report that Mr. Kindred had been asked to leave his post after a committee of judges investigating the claims against him found his chambers to be a hostile and sexualized work environment.
Investigators said that Mr. Kindred had sexually harassed one clerk, exchanging 278 pages of text messages with her, only a small fraction of which had to do with her official duties. After her clerkship ended, Mr. Kindred met her for drinks and took her back to his chambers, where he kissed her, according to the report.
During a second encounter, the report said, Mr. Kindred performed oral sex on the clerk in a friend’s apartment. “I just remember thinking like there’s nothing I can do about this, like this is about to happen,” she told investigators. Later, the clerk said, Mr. Kindred told her to “keep your head down and shut up,” with an expletive.
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The committee also found that clerks had been subjected to explicit details about Mr. Kindred’s sex life, questions about their dating lives and profane rants about other public officials. “Judge Kindred appeared to have no filter,” the report said.
Mr. Kindred did not respond to requests for comment left with his office and the clerk’s office. He was nominated to the bench by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and confirmed by a 54-to-41 Senate vote the next year. He previously worked for the Anchorage District Attorney’s Office and later the Alaska Oil and Gas Association.
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So this guy was probably appointed to help overturn any judgements against the oil and gas lobby in Alaska. No filter, eh? Trump knows how to pick ‘em.
Federal Judge in Alaska Resigns Amid Accusations of Sexual Harassment
Joshua Kindred was asked to leave his post after a committee of judges found his chambers to be a hostile and sexualized work environment.
A federal judge in Alaska resigned after investigators found that he had been abusive to his law clerks, had an “inappropriately sexualized relationship” with one of them and then lied about his misconduct, according to a judicial report released on Monday.
…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit revealed in the report that Mr. Kindred had been asked to leave his post after a committee of judges investigating the claims against him found his chambers to be a hostile and sexualized work environment.
Investigators said that Mr. Kindred had sexually harassed one clerk, exchanging 278 pages of text messages with her, only a small fraction of which had to do with her official duties. After her clerkship ended, Mr. Kindred met her for drinks and took her back to his chambers, where he kissed her, according to the report.
During a second encounter, the report said, Mr. Kindred performed oral sex on the clerk in a friend’s apartment. “I just remember thinking like there’s nothing I can do about this, like this is about to happen,” she told investigators. Later, the clerk said, Mr. Kindred told her to “keep your head down and shut up,” with an expletive.
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The committee also found that clerks had been subjected to explicit details about Mr. Kindred’s sex life, questions about their dating lives and profane rants about other public officials. “Judge Kindred appeared to have no filter,” the report said.
Mr. Kindred did not respond to requests for comment left with his office and the clerk’s office. He was nominated to the bench by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and confirmed by a 54-to-41 Senate vote the next year. He previously worked for the Anchorage District Attorney’s Office and later the Alaska Oil and Gas Association.
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So this guy was probably appointed to help overturn any judgements against the oil and gas lobby in Alaska. No filter, eh? Trump knows how to pick ‘em.
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