Impeaching James E. Boasberg, United States District Court Chief Judge for the District of Columbia, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Sponsor: Brandon Gill (Republican-TX)November 4, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judge Boasberg faces impeachment for alleged improper orders.

This bill would impeach James E. Boasberg, the Chief Judge for the District of Columbia, for alleged serious wrongdoing. It accuses him of abusing his power by allowing secret orders against Members of Congress and subpoenas against conservative organizations and activists. If the House passes this resolution and the Senate convicts him, Judge Boasberg would be removed from his position.

What Would Change

Today, James E. Boasberg serves as the Chief Judge for the District of Columbia. If this bill passes the House, he would be impeached, meaning the House formally accuses him of wrongdoing. If the Senate then votes to convict him, he would be removed from his judicial office.

Key Provisions

The House would vote to impeach James E. Boasberg, the Chief Judge for the District of Columbia.
The House would send an article of impeachment to the Senate, accusing Judge Boasberg of abuse of power.
The bill would accuse Judge Boasberg of allowing secret orders that prevented AT&T from telling Senator Ted Cruz about a subpoena for at least one year.
The bill would accuse Judge Boasberg of allowing improper nondisclosure orders against 11 Senators and 1 Representative, affecting their legislative duties.
The bill would accuse Judge Boasberg of not following a law that protects Senate offices from being barred from knowing about legal requests for their data.

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HRES 858 · 119th Congress · November 4, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

Impeaching James E. Boasberg, United States District Court Chief Judge for the District of Columbia, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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