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Panel refuses to impeach judge
By Arthur Kane
Denver Post Staff Writer
Post / Lyn Alweis
Rep. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, puts away his pen Tuesday after counting the votes in the House Judiciary Committee that defeated his attempt to impeach a Denver judge.
A judge who ruled that a woman must protect her adopted child from "homophobic" religious doctrine will not be impeached, a House committee ruled Tuesday.
The House Judiciary Committee voted down Rep. Greg Brophy's impeachment resolution 8-3 after a majority found that Denver District Judge John Coughlin did not abuse his office in the custody ruling.
"The situation before us today, the judge acted within his statutory authority whether we like the agreement or not," Rep. Joe Stengel, R-Littleton, told a packed committee hearing.
But Brophy, R-Wray, said he will continue to keep an eye on Coughlin and any other judges who engage in what he considers judicial activism.