Samuel Kent

Samuel Kent is a U.S. District Court judge for the southern district of Texas. Kent was appointed to the bench on August 3, 1990 by President George H. W. Bush and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 28 of the same year.¹

Fast Facts

1. Born: 1949¹
2. Place of birth: Denver, Colorado¹
3. Graduated: University of Texas in 1971, University of Texas School of Law in 1975¹
4. Had a private practice in Galveston, Texas from 1975 to 1990¹
5. Appointed to the federal bench in 1990 by President George H. W. Bush²
6. Only federal judge indicted since 1991²

Federal Indictment Timeline

• March 2007: Samuel Kent's former case manager Cathy McBroom requests a transfer, citing improper sexual advances³
• May 2007: McBroom files a formal complaint of judicial misconduct³
• September 2007: Kent is reprimanded for inappropriate behavior by the 5th Circuit Judicial Council³
• November 2007: Houston Chronicle publishes details of McBroom's allegations, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary ask for criminal investigation³
• December 2007: McBroom asks the 5th Circuit Judicial Council for a harsher punishment for Kent, Department of Justice criminal probe is ongoing³
• 2008: Department of Justice widens investigation to look for additional misconduct and conflicts of interest³
• August 28, 2008: Kent indicted on charges of abusive sexual contact and attempted aggravated sexual abuse³
• September 2, 2008: Samuel Kent pleads "Absolutely, unequivocally, not guilty," to the charges in a federal arraignment in Houston²

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