IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 520 
Impeaching Samuel B. Kent, judge of the United States District Court 
for the Southern District of Texas, for high crimes and misdemeanors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2009 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. GOOD-
LATTE, Ms. JACKSON-LEE
of Texas, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. 
DELAHUNT, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
FORBES, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. PIERLUISI, and 
Mr. GONZALEZ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Impeaching Samuel B. Kent, judge of the United States 
District Court for the Southern District of Texas, for 
high crimes and misdemeanors. 
Resolved, That Samuel B. Kent, a judge of the United 
States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 
is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that 
the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the 
Senate: 
Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of 
Representatives of the United States of America in the 
name of itself and all of the people of the United States 
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of America, against Samuel B. Kent, a judge of the United 
States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 
in maintenance and support of its impeachment against 
him for high crimes and misdemeanors. 
ARTICLE I 
Incident to his position as a United States district 
court judge, Samuel B. Kent has engaged in conduct with 
respect to employees associated with the court that is in-
compatible with the trust and confidence placed in him 
as a judge, as follows: 
(1) Judge Kent is a United States District 
Judge in the Southern District of Texas. From 1990 
to 2008, he was assigned to the Galveston Division 
of the Southern District, and his chambers and 
courtroom were located in the United States Post 
Office and Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. 
(2) Cathy McBroom was an employee of the Of-
fice of the Clerk of Court for the Southern District 
of Texas, and served as a Deputy Clerk in the Gal-
veston Division assigned to Judge Kent’s courtroom. 
(3) On one or more occasions between 2003 
and 2007, Judge Kent sexually assaulted Cathy 
McBroom, by touching her private areas directly and 
through her clothing against her will and by at-
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tempting to cause her to engage in a sexual act with 
him. 
Wherefore, Judge Samuel B. Kent is guilty of high 
crimes and misdemeanors and should be removed from of-
fice. 
ARTICLE II 
Incident to his position as a United States district 
court judge, Samuel B. Kent has engaged in conduct with 
respect to employees associated with the court that is in-
compatible with the trust and confidence placed in him 
as a judge, as follows: 
(1) Judge Kent is a United States District 
Judge in the Southern District of Texas. From 1990 
to 2008, he was assigned to the Galveston Division 
of the Southern District, and his chambers and 
courtroom were located in the United States Post 
Office and Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. 
(2) Donna Wilkerson was an employee of the 
United States District Court for the Southern Dis-
trict of Texas. 
(3) On one or more occasions between 2001 
and 2007, Judge Kent sexually assaulted Donna 
Wilkerson, by touching her in her private areas 
against her will and by attempting to cause her to 
engage in a sexual act with him. 
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