The Houston Chronicle reports that Judge Samuel Kent (S.D. Tex.), the first federal judge to be convicted of a sex crime, has surrendered to authorities and begun to serve his 33-month prison sentence. In related news, the House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved articles of impeachment, which have been forwarded to the full House for a vote. As reported earlier, this impeachment vote is necessary because Judge Kent has refused to resign so that he may continue to earn his judicial salary while in prison.