Judge to retire after sending racist Obama email

[cali]

A Montana federal judge will retire following an investigation into an email he forwarded that included a racist joke involving President Barack Obama.

U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull had previously announced he would step down as chief circuit judge and take a reduced caseload, but he informed the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that he now intends to fully retire May 3.

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Cebull wrote a letter of apology to Obama and filed a complaint against himself after The Great Falls Tribune published the contents of the email, which included a joke about bestiality and the president's mother.

The Billings judge forwarded the email from his chambers to six other people on Feb. 20, 2012, the newspaper reported.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Judge-to-retire-after-sending-racist-Obama-email-4406499.php#ixzz2PRNXGmyc

[NYC_SKP]

1. beastiality and the president's mother????

He declined to release the resignation letter or describe what it said.

Cebull wrote a letter of apology to Obama and filed a complaint against himself after The Great Falls Tribune published the contents of the email, which included a joke about bestiality and the president's mother.

The Billings judge forwarded the email from his chambers to six other people on Feb. 20, 2012, the newspaper reported.

Two other groups also demanded an investigation, with one, the Montana Human Rights Network, starting an online petition calling for Cebull's resignation.

[StrayKat]

2. Darn. I thought for sure it would be Scalia. I can dream. n/t

[SoCalDem]

3. Fire with loss of pension/benefits.. don't let these assholes "retire"

It reminds me of suspending truants