U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Oct. 16, 2009
Court Won't Discipline Bybee
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says Jay S. Bybee's role in the Bush administration's "torture memos" occurred before he was a judge.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cannot discipline Circuit Judge Jay S. Bybee for his role in the Bush administration's so-called "torture memos" because Bybee was not a judge at the time the memos were drafted, the circuit has ruled.
Although orders published on the circuit's judicial misconduct Web site did not name Bybee, they referred to the do...
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