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Rhode Island's Fernand St. Germain, chairman of the powerful House Banking Committee and a 1987 target of a House ethics investigation, lost his bid for a 15th term to attorney Ronald K. Machtley. Last month a Justice Department document disclosed "evidence of serious and sustained misconduct" in St. Germain's dealings with a lobbyist...
First Period--1, C, Tretowicz 11 (Casselman, Williams) 3:51; 2, C, Casselman 11 (Williams, Tretowicz) 15:53; 3, H, McCormack 2 (Ciavaglia) 16:23. Penalties--C, Morin (interference) 6:19; H, Bench, served by Barringer (too many men on ice) 8:12; H, Pawloski (10:00 misconduct...
According to Edwards, the problem with punishing misconduct arises from Constitutional ambiguity. "There are three categories of misconduct [which Congress may impeach judges for]," said Edwards...
Edwards suggested that the courts could institute a variety of disciplinary measures against judges who engage in misconduct. These actions could include warnings, removal of the judge from the case, recommended impeachment or criminal investigations...
...said that since most judges were acutely aware of their public images, peer pressure would be a powerful deterrent to misconduct...