A Utah federal judge was one of eight members on a court panel that dismissed dozens of ethics complaints this week against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups — who has been a federal judge in Utah for the past decade — was among those in the 10th Circuit Judicial Council tasked to review 83 claims lodged against Kavanaugh from lawyers, doctors, professors and other concerned citizens.
The judicial council in the Washington, D.C. circuit where Kavanaugh had previously worked asked that the Denver-based 10th Circuit Court handle the complaints to avoid a conflict of interest.