U.S. Judge Faces Ethics Complaint Over Payout by Former Employer (Correct)

A Trump trial court appointee in South Carolina faces an ethics complaint from a judicial watchdog for agreeing to accept over $200,000 from his former employer as part of a separation agreement just before taking the bench.

The complaint centers on a document longtime Charleston County attorney Joseph Dawson signed nine days before his Dec. 16 confirmation by the U.S. Senate to the District of South Carolina. He received his commission on Dec. 22.

Despite the complaint filed with the district this week by Fix the Court, legal scholars said more information was needed to fully assess the agreement with ...