"I apologize for any inconvenience": Another judge cancels retirement to prevent a Trump replacement
3 weeks, 5 days ago

"I apologize for any inconvenience": Another judge cancels retirement to prevent a Trump replacement

Salon  

A U.S. appeals court judge has decided after "careful consideration" to postpone his retirement in apparent response to President-elect Donald Trump's election victory last month, HuffPost reported Monday. In a Dec. 13 letter addressed to President Joe Biden, Judge James Andrew Wynn of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit announced that he had changed his mind and would not be retiring after all. "I write to advise that, after careful consideration, I have decided to continue in regular active service as a United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit," Wynn wrote. Reuters reported that Wynn, who was named to the bench by former President Barack Obama, is the first Democratic appointee to postpone their retirement from active service since Trump's win.

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'Retired' judges back in action: U.S. Senators share their theories on surprise comeback
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'Retired' judges back in action: U.S. Senators share their theories on surprise comeback

Raw Story  

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'Slap in the face': GOP senator melts down as judges un-retire to deny Trump more nominees
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'Slap in the face': GOP senator melts down as judges un-retire to deny Trump more nominees

Raw Story  

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Another Federal Judge Reverses Decision To Retire, Ruins Trump’s Plans To Fill His Seat
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Another Federal Judge Reverses Decision To Retire, Ruins Trump’s Plans To Fill His Seat

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — For the third time since Donald Trump won the presidential election last month, a federal judge is canceling plans for retirement, effectively denying Trump the ability to fill that court seat with someone younger and more ideologically conservative. Park made it all the way through the Senate nomination process and was waiting for a final …

TrumpŌĆÖs victory has some liberal judges reversing their retirement plans
1 month ago

TrumpŌĆÖs victory has some liberal judges reversing their retirement plans

CNN  

CNN — The recent reversals by two US district judges on plans to step down from their seats, effectively denying President-elect Donald Trump the opportunity to replace them, has put attention on other judges slated to create prized appellate vacancies but who could have a change of heart now that its clear President Joe Biden wonŌĆÖt choose their successors. In …

US appeals court judges appear sceptical of Trump immunity claim
1 year ago

US appeals court judges appear sceptical of Trump immunity claim

Al Jazeera  

Trump was in court as his legal team sought to convince judges that former presidents should not be prosecuted for actions taken in office. A panel of US appeals court judges appeared deeply sceptical of Donald Trump’s claim that as a former president he should be immune from prosecution on charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 United States …

Federal Judges Are Retiring Now That Joe Biden Will Pick Their Replacements
3 years, 11 months ago

Federal Judges Are Retiring Now That Joe Biden Will Pick Their Replacements

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING For at least one federal judge, it appeared that President Joe Biden couldn’t be sworn in fast enough. Here’s a copy of Roberts’ letter: Roberts is one of five federal judges with lifetime appointments who have announced plans to retire or semi-retire since last Wednesday, the day Donald Trump left the White House, according to data provided …

Federal court rejects Donald Trump's election lawsuit in Pennsylvania, says 'calling vote unfair doesn't make it so'
4 years, 1 month ago

Federal court rejects Donald Trump's election lawsuit in Pennsylvania, says 'calling vote unfair doesn't make it so'

Firstpost  

The US president’s lawyers have vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court despite the federal appeals court’s assessment that the ‘campaign’s claims have no merit’ Philadelphia: President Donald Trump’s legal team suffered yet another defeat in court Friday as a federal appeals court in Philadelphia roundly rejected the campaign’s latest effort to challenge the state’s election results. Trump’s lawyers vowed …

Appeals court rejects Trump challenge of Pennsylvania race
4 years, 1 month ago

Appeals court rejects Trump challenge of Pennsylvania race

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump’s legal team suffered yet another defeat in court Friday as a federal appeals court in Philadelphia roundly rejected the campaign’s latest effort to challenge the state’s election results. Trump’s lawyers vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court despite the judges’ assessment that the “campaign’s claims have no merit.” “Free, fair elections are the lifeblood of …

Unqualified And Ideological: A Guide To Trump's Worst Judges
5 years, 4 months ago

Unqualified And Ideological: A Guide To Trump's Worst Judges

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans are confirming so many of President Donald Trump’s nominees to lifetime federal court seats, it’s hard to keep up. ASSOCIATED PRESS Judge Kyle Duncan on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit Defended voter suppression law that targeted African Americans “with almost surgical precision” As an attorney, Duncan defended North Carolina’s egregious voter suppression …

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