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Senate Votes to Oust Fed Judge Thomas Porteous of New Orleans

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As expected, Thomas Porteous of New Orleans is no longer a federal judge. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to convict him on all four articles of impeachment that included allegations that he corruptly accepted meals, trips and other gifts from a bail bondsman while serving as a state judge, lied…

Sen. Trial Underway to Impeach Louisiana Fed Judge

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous of Louisiana appears to be in big big trouble. A U.S. Senate impeachment trial began Monday in Washington to try and oust the presidentially-appointed judge, who is 63. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who heads five-member House team serving as prosecutors for the trial, said in…