▁know ingly ▁and ▁intention ally ▁making ▁false ▁statements , ▁under ▁penalty ▁of ▁per j ury , ▁related ▁to ▁his ▁personal ▁bank rupt cy ▁fil ing ▁and ▁viol ating ▁a ▁bank rupt cy ▁court ▁order ▁– ▁Con v icted ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 8 8 – 8 . ▁Article ▁IV ▁– ▁know ingly ▁made ▁material ▁false ▁statements ▁about ▁his ▁past ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁Judge ▁– ▁Con v icted ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 9 0 – 6 . ▁Dis qual ification ▁– ▁Fore ver ▁dis qual ified ▁to ▁hold ▁any ▁office ▁of ▁honor , ▁trust ▁or ▁profit ▁under ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁– ▁Dis qual ified ▁by ▁the ▁Senate ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 9 4 – 2 . ▁▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁officially ▁acknowled ged ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁Por te ous ' s ▁state ▁att orney ▁license . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁F J C ▁Bio ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁jud ges ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁Category : Im pe ached ▁United ▁States ▁federal ▁jud ges ▁Category : Im pe ached ▁United ▁States ▁officials ▁removed ▁from ▁office ▁Category : L aw y ers ▁from ▁New