Federal Judge in Kansas Resigns After Sexual Harassment Reprimand

A worker hangs drywall in in Hamden, Conn., on Aug. 2, 2017. In a controversial decision Judge Carlos Murguia threw out the convictions of two illegal aliens from Mexico, whom a jury found guilty of conspiring to encourage illegal aliens to remain in the United States through employment at a drywall company. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

A federal judge in Kansas who struck down a law that prevents people from “encouraging” or “inducing” illegal immigration has resigned after being reprimanded for sexual harassment.

The jurist is Judge Carlos Murguia of the U.S. District Court of Kansas, who was appointed to the bench by former President Bill Clinton in 1999. Oral arguments will take place at the Supreme Court on Feb. 25 in an appeals court ruling now under appeal that was a factor in the judge’s controversial ruling.