U.S. District Court Judge Carlos Murguia, who was publicly reprimanded for sexual harassment last fall, resigned his judgeship effective April 1, according to a statement posted by the U.S. District Court.
Last fall, Judge Murguia of Kansas City, Kansas, was reprimanded by the U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, which published an order on its website.
In a letter of resignation today to the president, Judge Murguia, who was appointed in 1999, resigned with “a heavy heart and profound apologies, out of respect for the federal judiciary, my colleagues, my community and – most importantly – my family.”
According to a statement by the chief judge, Judge Murguia’s cases will be reassigned to the other district judges of the U.S. District Court of Kansas. Murguia will resign his commission without eligibility for pension or retirement benefits, according to the statement by the chief judge. (http://ksd.uscourts.gov/index.php/2020/02/18/judge-murguia-resignation/)