H.Res. 241 — Impeaching John James McConnell Jr., Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

This section impeaches John James McConnell Jr., Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, for high crimes and misdemeanors and exhibits articles of impeachment against him to the United States Senate.

This section impeaches Chief Judge John James McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island for abuse of power by politicizing his judicial role in State of New York et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., No. 1:25–cv–39 (JJM) (PAS) (D.R.I.). It cites his prior service as director of the Rhode Island branch of Planned Parenthood, nearly $700,000 in political donations to Democratic committees and campaigns, public comments in January 2021 equating President Trump’s first term to the Civil War and Jim Crow laws, and statements on sentencing disparities by race, gender, and identity as evidence of bias violating the Code of Conduct for United States Judges Canon 5, and concludes that he is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors warranting removal.

This section finds that Chief Judge John James McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island had a disqualifying conflict of interest under 28 U.S.C. 455 in State of New York et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., No. 1:25–cv–39 (JJM) (PAS) (D.R.I.) because he serves as a director of Crossroads Rhode Island, which received $18,616,874 in government funding in 2023 and $2,897,630.41 from the State of Rhode Island in fiscal year 2025, a named plaintiff. It states that the judge failed to recuse himself despite the financial interest and concludes that he is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors and should be removed from office.