Impeaching Alcee L Hastings, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, of high crimes and misdemeanors. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. SENBENBRENNER for himself and Mr. HYDE) submitted the following RESOLUTION Impeaching Alcee L. Hastings, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, of high crimes and misdemeanors. 1 Resolved, That Alcee L. Hastings, judge of the United 2 States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, is 8 impeached of high crimes and misdemeanors. TO THE SPEAKER, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: The Judicial Conference of the United States, acting pursuant to section 831 of title 28, United States Code, does hereby eertify as follows: 1. On September 8, 1986, the Judicial Council of the Bleventh Circuit certified to the Judicial Conference, as provided by 28 0.8.C. $372(e) (7) (B), that United States District Judge Aleee L. Hastings of the Southern District of Florida has engaged in conduet which might constitute grounds for Impeachment under Artiele 1 of the United States Constitution. 2. The Judlelal Conference has exercised its authority under 28 0.8.C. 5372(e)(8) to consider the certificate of the Judleial Council of the Bleventh Circuit. In so doing, the Judicial Conference had before it the certificate of the Judicial Counell of the Eleventh Circuit, filed pursuant to 28 0.8.C. $372 (e)(7) (B), the Report of the Investigating Committee appointed by the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Circuit pursuant to 20 U.S.c. $372(e)(4)(A), the record and exhibits compiled by that Committee, and a Statement and Provisional and Preliminary Report prepared by counsel for Judge Hastings and filed with the Judicial Conference in response to the invitation set forth in a Resolution adopted by the Conference on September 17, 1986. 3. The Judicial Conference considers no additional investigation by it to be appropriate. 4. The Judicial Conference concurs in the determination of the Judicial Council of the Bleventh Circuit that consideration of impeachment may be warranted. TO THE SPEAKER, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Conference voted to authorize the Chief Justice to execute the present certificate and transmit it to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. March 17, 2007 Enclosurest of United States Certificate of the Judicial Council of the Eleventh Report of Investigating Committee Record and Exhibits (To Be Provided Upon Request) Procedures for Access to Confidential and Executive Bession Materials Related to the Inquiry into Whether Onited States District Judge Alcee L. Bastings Should be Impeached Material received by the Subcommittee in executive session, Only Members of Congress and staff of the Committee on the A Member of Congress who wants to review such material shall arrange to do so by contacting Committee General Counsel M. Elaine Mielke at 58088. A Member of Congress who wants to review such material shall first acknowledge having read this document and agree abide by the procedures set forth herein. The Subcommittee shall make such material available to Members of Congress in a reading room under the following conditions: (a) Such material shall be available during regular Subcommittee hours. (b) Such material shall not be removed from the reading room. (c) (d) (e) A staff member shall be present at all times. Staff shall keep a log of all Members of Congress Subcommittee staff shall ensure that such material reviewed by a Member of Congress is returned to the files. The contents of executive session material shall not disclosed to any unauthorised person in any manner until Buch disclosure is authorised under the Rules of the Bouse of Representatives. The contents of any material made confidential by 28 0.8.c. 372 shall not be disclosed to any unauthorized person in any Banner until such disclosure is authorized under 28 0.8.C. 372. I acknowledge having read this document and agree to abide by the procedures it sets forth. Date Time MEMBER OF CONGRESS |