united-states judge
What happens to judges that are discredited with respect their legal actions?
<p>What happens to judges that are discredited with respect their legal actions? Are there adverse professional consequences?</p>
<p>The subject at hand is a <a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/area-judge-drop-kicked-to-eternal-shame" rel="noreferrer">US District Judge</a>.</p>
<p>I'm not asking about a judge who is caught in some extracurricular activity, e.g. one having an affair outside of marriage but about judges who clearly abandoned logic and precedent, especially in favor of politics.</p>

<p>The judge's decision is reversed or vacated, and then she continues being a judge as though nothing happened.</p>
<p>There are essentially no consequences available for federal judges, with the exception of impeachment.</p>
