{"id":138191,"date":"2025-12-04T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/04\/misconduct-complaint-dismissed-for-judge-who-dropped-retirement-plans-after-trump-win\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T14:33:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:33:02","slug":"misconduct-complaint-dismissed-for-judge-who-dropped-retirement-plans-after-trump-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/04\/misconduct-complaint-dismissed-for-judge-who-dropped-retirement-plans-after-trump-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Misconduct Complaint Dismissed for Judge Who Dropped Retirement Plans After Trump Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The timing of a judge&#8217;s decision to assume senior status\u2014or to reconsider that decision\u2014is no analogue to the types of activities determined by the Committee [on the Codes of Conduct] to trigger Canon 5&#8217;s prohibition on political activity,\u201d the dismissal order 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