A federal district court judge is scheduled to preside over a civil lawsuit. The judge has a substantial financial investment with one of the parties to the lawsuit and is widely believed to have personally profited from the actions disputed in the lawsuit. The judge refuses to consider recusal from the case.

Federal judges have life tenure and can be removed from office only through impeachment by the House and conviction by the Senate; voters cannot recall them, and the president cannot remove them. Congress may investigate possible judicial misconduct, including the judge’s financial interests, and could consider impeachment if warranted. The Supreme Court does not ordinarily bypass a district court to try a civil case itself. Therefore, the best choice is Congress opening an investigation into the judge’s financial records.

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