III 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 520 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 24, 2009 
Received 
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 
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. 
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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-
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. 
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ARTICLE III 
Samuel B. Kent corruptly obstructed, influenced, or 
impeded an official proceeding as follows: 
(1) On or about May 21, 2007, Cathy 
McBroom filed a judicial misconduct complaint with 
the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth 
Circuit. In response, the Fifth Circuit appointed a 
Special Investigative Committee (hereinafter in this 
article referred to as ‘‘the Committee’’) to inves-
tigate Cathy McBroom’s complaint. 
(2) On or about June 8, 2007, at Judge Kent’s 
request and upon notice from the Committee, Judge 
Kent appeared before the Committee. 
(3) As part of its investigation, the Committee 
sought to learn from Judge Kent and others whether 
he had engaged in unwanted sexual contact with 
Cathy McBroom and individuals other than Cathy 
McBroom. 
(4) On or about June 8, 2007, Judge Kent 
made false statements to the Committee regarding 
his unwanted sexual contact with Donna Wilkerson 
as follows: 
(A) Judge Kent falsely stated to the Com-
mittee that the extent of his unwanted sexual 
contact with Donna Wilkerson was one kiss, 
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when in fact and as he knew he had engaged 
in 
repeated 
sexual 
contact 
with 
Donna 
Wilkerson without her permission. 
(B) Judge Kent falsely stated to the Com-
mittee that when told by Donna Wilkerson his 
advances were unwelcome no further contact oc-
curred, when in fact and as he knew, Judge 
Kent continued such advances even after she 
asked him to stop. 
(5) Judge Kent was indicted and pled guilty 
and was sentenced to imprisonment for the felony of 
obstruction of justice in violation of section 
1512(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, on the 
basis of false statements made to the Committee. 
The sentencing judge described his conduct as ‘‘a 
stain on the justice system itself’’. 
Wherefore, Judge Samuel B. Kent is guilty of high 
crimes and misdemeanors and should be removed from of-
fice. 
ARTICLE IV 
Judge Samuel B. Kent made material false and mis-
leading statements about the nature and extent of his non-
consensual sexual contact with Cathy McBroom and 
Donna Wilkerson to agents of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation on or about November 30, 2007, and to agents 
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of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and representatives 
of the Department of Justice on or about August 11, 
2008. 
Wherefore, Judge Samuel B. Kent is guilty of high 
crimes and misdemeanors and should be removed from of-
fice. 
Attest: 
NANCY PELOSI, 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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