Alaskan Federal Judge Resigns Amidst Controversy Over Improper Relationship With Clerk

U.S. District Judge Joshua Kindred of the District of Alaska announced his resignation last week, following revelations of a “sexualized relationship” with his clerk. According to an order by the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit, the relationship included sexual encounters that occurred shortly after the clerk’s transition to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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