Cathy McBroom is headed back to Galveston with a promotion. See Texas Lawyer story. Ms. McBroom was one of the ladies complaining about Sam Kent’s sexual harassment. Judge Kent later accepted a plea bargain and is doing 33 months in a federal penitentiary. Ms. McBroom had been Judge Kent’s Case Manager. She was transferred to the Houston Division in 2007 when she made her complaints. That is, she was transferred to Houston to work for other federal judges. She will now go back to Galveston as deputy clerk in charge of the Galveston Division where she will serve as Case Manager for another federal judge.
If only all sexual harassment complaints could turn out so well……