", ▁thus ▁conce aling ▁" c ash ▁and ▁things ▁of ▁value ▁that ▁he ▁solic ited ▁and ▁received ▁from ▁law y ers ▁appearing ▁in ▁lit ig ation ▁before ▁him ." ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁specific ▁case , ▁ ▁he ▁denied ▁a ▁motion ▁to ▁rec use ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁law y ers ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁disc lose ▁that ▁the ▁law y ers ▁in ▁question ▁had ▁often ▁provided ▁him ▁with ▁c ash . ▁There after , ▁while ▁a ▁ben ch ▁ver dict ▁( that ▁is , ▁a ▁ver dict ▁by ▁a ▁judge ▁sitting ▁without ▁a ▁j ury ) ▁was ▁pending , ▁he ▁solic ited ▁and ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁law y ers ▁appearing ▁before ▁him ▁illegal ▁gr atu ities ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁c ash ▁and ▁other ▁things ▁of ▁value ▁ ▁thus ▁dep riv ing ▁" the ▁public ▁of ▁its ▁right ▁to ▁his ▁honest ▁services ". ▁The ▁certificate ▁concluded ▁that ▁this ▁conduct ▁" const it uted ▁an ▁ab use ▁of ▁his ▁jud icial ▁office " ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁Can ons ▁of ▁the ▁Code ▁of ▁Con duct ▁for ▁United ▁States ▁Jud ges . ▁ ▁The ▁certificate ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁substantial ▁evidence ▁that ▁Por te ous ▁had ▁" re pe ated ly ▁committed ▁per j ury ▁by ▁signing ▁false ▁financial ▁dis closure ▁forms ▁under ▁o ath " ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁his ▁bank rupt cy , ▁allowing ▁" him ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁dis charge ▁of ▁his ▁deb ts ▁while ▁continu ing ▁his ▁l ifest yle ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense