Judge Manny L. Real's side of the story.

I have reviewed the material related to Judge Real's impeachment proceedings. It appears that what prompted Judge Real to take jurisdiction of the bankruptcy case was the improper use of confidential materials in a case that he had jurisdiction over. I've modified my belief & opinion regarding the incident following a review of these documents. It appears that the impeachment proceedings are unjustified. The material I reviewed is available here.

The lesson for everyone in this saga is to clear up any issue regarding a question of character at the time that it arises. Judge Real readily admits in his personal testimony before Congress that had he completely responded to Judge Kozinski's inquiry, this effort would have been avoided.

A zipped file of the material presented before Congress is available here.