Judiciary ‘Falls Short’ on #MeToo Protections, Lawmakers Say (1)

A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers rebuked the federal judiciary for “systemic problems” with its processes for reporting and addressing judicial misconduct.

The court system’s current “processes for handling workplace misconduct continue to fall short,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Vice Chair Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.); and committee members Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) and James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) said Friday in a statement.

They were reacting to a March 3 letter from the Administrative Offices of the U.S. Courts—the administrative wing of the federal judiciary—addressing the recent resignation of Judge Carlos Murguia, who stepped down Feb. 18 over a sexual ...