▁scheduled ▁for ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁On ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁full ▁Senate ▁began ▁hearing ▁the ▁im pe achment ▁trial . ▁During ▁the ▁Senate ▁trial ▁for ▁im pe achment , ▁Jonathan ▁Tur ley , ▁acting ▁in ▁Judge ▁Por te ous ' s ▁defense , ▁announced ▁that ▁Judge ▁Por te ous ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁federal ▁ben ch ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁were ▁he ▁not ▁removed ▁from ▁office . ▁▁ ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁the ▁Senate ▁voted ▁un anim ously ▁to ▁conv ict ▁Por te ous ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁four ▁im pe achment ▁charges , ▁removing ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁ben ch , ▁before ▁subsequently ▁conv ict ing ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁remaining ▁three ▁articles . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Por te ous ▁was ▁forever ▁dis qual ified ▁from ▁holding ▁any ▁office ▁of ▁honor , ▁trust ▁or ▁profit ▁under ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Article ▁I ▁– ▁eng aging ▁in ▁a ▁pattern ▁of ▁conduct ▁that ▁is ▁in compatible ▁with ▁the ▁trust ▁and ▁confidence ▁placed ▁in ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁Federal ▁judge ▁– ▁Con v icted ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 9 6 – 0 . ▁Article ▁II ▁– ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁long standing ▁pattern ▁of ▁cor rupt ▁conduct ▁that ▁demonstr ates ▁his ▁un fit ness ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁Judge ▁– ▁Con v icted ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 6 9 – 2 7 . ▁Article ▁III ▁–