A Trump-appointed federal judge was forced to resign this month after just four years on the bench and a blistering ethics complaint detailed his hostile work environment and sexual misconduct with a law clerk and federal prosecutor.Judge Joshua Kindred, of the U.S. District Court for the District o...
According to the report, Kindred created a hostile work environment by incessantly "discuss[ing] his past dating life, his romantic preferences, his sex life, the law clerks’ boyfriends and dating lives, his divorce, his interest in and communications with potential romantic or sexual partners, and his disparaging opinions of his colleagues. He also made disparaging comments about public and political figures. Some examples of these comments include: 'I was a huge hit at dinner Partly due to how much s--- I talked about Sarah Palin'; 'I told a republican [state] senator to eat a d---'; and '[a senator] is worried that I can kick [] his a--.'"
He also rated people based on "f---ability" in the presence of subordinates, and retaliated against clerks who came forward to say they were uncomfortable with his behavior.