According to this article, Judge McBryde was sanctioned by other federal judges, but not disbarred or otherwise removed from the bench. Furthermore, the sanctions were imposed due to violations of judicial ethics, but nowhere does it say that he imposed illegal sentences. Like /u/sirrix said, judges don't have to adhere to the minimum sentence in a given case, and in fact usually have a lot of discretion to tack on years.
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http://www.schlamstone.com/pubs/fbc2000apr.html
According to this article, Judge McBryde was sanctioned by other federal judges, but not disbarred or otherwise removed from the bench. Furthermore, the sanctions were imposed due to violations of judicial ethics, but nowhere does it say that he imposed illegal sentences. Like /u/sirrix said, judges don't have to adhere to the minimum sentence in a given case, and in fact usually have a lot of discretion to tack on years.
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