New Challenge Filed Appealing Dismissal of Kavanaugh Complaint

A judicial misconduct complaint against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, filed over his emotional response to sex assault allegations at his Senate confirmation hearing, now moves to the policy-making arm of the federal judiciary.

New York attorney Jeremy Bates April 26 appealed the dismissal of his initial complaint against Kavanaugh by a panel of judges in the Tenth Circuit to a committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States.

In his latest appeal provided to Bloomberg Law, Bates argues that judges shouldn’t be able to manipulate the complaint process to avoid review.

The Tenth Circuit panel dismissed complaints ...