Kavanaugh Complaint Ended by Panel Saying It Can’t Probe Justices (1)

Complaints that now-Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh lied during his confirmation hearings were dismissed by a circuit court panel, which found it didn’t have authority to investigate a high court justice.

The Tenth Circuit Judicial Council said it couldn’t investigate the complaints because the statute and rules governing judicial misconduct complaints apply only to lower court judges.

Those who filed the complaints can petition for further review of the Tenth Circuit’s order.

The Second Circuit Judicial Council came to a similar conclusion following numerous allegations of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh’s former boss, Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski.

Kozinski resigned ...