Alaska Bar Association board recommends revoking law license of disgraced former federal judge

Former Trump Judge Recommended For Disbarment - Above the Law

Just over a year ago, former Trump-appointed federal judge Joshua Kindred suddenly resigned from the District of Alaska bench, only four years into his lifetime appointment. Pretty quickly, it was obvious there were shocking allegations against the jurist. According to the Special Committee appointed by the Ninth Circuit to investigate ethics complaints against the judge, Kindred engaged in sexual misconduct, creating a sexualized relationship w…

Alaska Bar Association recommends disgraced former federal judge be disbarred

Former U.S. District Court Judge Joshua Kindred speaks at his Dec. 4, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee video screenshot) The Alaska Bar Association has voted to recommend that former U.S. District Court Judge Joshua Kindred be disbarred in Alaska. Kindred, appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as a federal judge here, resigned last year from the federal bench after …

Alaska Bar Association board recommends revoking law license of disgraced former federal judge

If the state Supreme Court affirms Thursday’s vote, it appears Joshua Kindred would become Alaska’s first federal judge to be disbarred.