The head of the Federal Judges Association is taking the extraordinary step of calling an emergency meeting to address the intervention in politically sensitive cases by President Trump and Attorney General William P. Barr.
U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe, the Philadelphia-based judge who heads the voluntary association of around 1,100 life-term federal judges, told USA Today that the issue “could not wait.” The association, founded in 1982, ordinarily concerns itself with matters of judicial compensation and legislation affecting the federal judiciary.
Rufe, appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush, could not be reached for comment late Monday.
The action follows a week of turmoil that included the president tweeting his outrage over the length of sentence recommended by career federal prosecutors for his friend Roger Stone and the decision by Barr to withdraw that recommendation.
Trump began disparaging federal judges who have ruled against his interests before he took office, starting with U.S. District Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel.
After Curiel ruled against Trump in 2016 in a pair of lawsuits detailing predatory marketing practices at Trump University in San Diego, Trump described him as “a hater of Donald Trump,” adding that he believed the Indiana-born judge was “Mexican.”
Faced with more than 100 adverse rulings in the federal courts, Trump has continued verbal attacks on judges.
Cheapskate0 over 4 years ago
Starting an arc on Tuesday? Okay, I’ll nibble.
Sanspareil over 4 years ago
The “THING” now lands in the desert instead of the Arctic!
fuzzbucket Premium Member over 4 years ago
Meteorites are valuable. Wait for it to cool and start digging.
pschearer Premium Member over 4 years ago
Is that the planet-destroying meteor some people have been wishing for to end all our political problems? How disappointing.
RobinHood over 4 years ago
Well we know what the Presidents were looking up at yesterday. Let’s hope its Kryptoian.
Darsan54 Premium Member over 4 years ago
North Korean missile?
Silly Season over 4 years ago
The head of the Federal Judges Association is taking the extraordinary step of calling an emergency meeting to address the intervention in politically sensitive cases by President Trump and Attorney General William P. Barr.
U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe, the Philadelphia-based judge who heads the voluntary association of around 1,100 life-term federal judges, told USA Today that the issue “could not wait.” The association, founded in 1982, ordinarily concerns itself with matters of judicial compensation and legislation affecting the federal judiciary.
Rufe, appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush, could not be reached for comment late Monday.
The action follows a week of turmoil that included the president tweeting his outrage over the length of sentence recommended by career federal prosecutors for his friend Roger Stone and the decision by Barr to withdraw that recommendation.
Trump began disparaging federal judges who have ruled against his interests before he took office, starting with U.S. District Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel.
After Curiel ruled against Trump in 2016 in a pair of lawsuits detailing predatory marketing practices at Trump University in San Diego, Trump described him as “a hater of Donald Trump,” adding that he believed the Indiana-born judge was “Mexican.”
Faced with more than 100 adverse rulings in the federal courts, Trump has continued verbal attacks on judges.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/02/18/judges-meeting-trump/
1MadHat Premium Member over 4 years ago
Portents and Omens!