follow President-elect Donald Trump's After winning the 2024 election, some federal judges have chosen to make the rare move of canceling retirement and changing their previously proposed plans for promotion to senior positions, which would create an opportunity for Trump to fill vacancies on federal benches. The move was met with outrage from some Senate Republicans.
U.S. Circuit Judge James Wynn of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decided not to seek Senior jobs of the month As he originally planned, he retained his role on the pitch. His selection comes after Senate Democrats agreed to allow Trump to appoint his picks to fill several circuit court vacancies, including the seat left by Wynn.
This move angered senator. Thom Tillis, RNthe state in which it is located is governed by the circuit. "Judge Wayne's brazen decision to revoke his retirement eligibility is an unprecedented move that shows some judges are nothing more than politicians in robes. Judge Wayne clearly took issue with the fact that Donald Trump had just been elected president. The decision is a slap in the face to the President of the United States.
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Some federal judges chose not to retire following President-elect Donald Trump's victory in November. (Getty Images)
"The Senate Judiciary Committee should hold hearings on his blatant attempt to turn the tables. judicial retirement system Caught in partisan games, he should be subject to an ethics complaint and recusal request from the Justice Department.
A spokesman for incoming Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, told Fox News Digital, "Senator Grassley looks forward to working with President Trump Collaborate to fill judicial vacancies with Constitutional judges and will work with committee Republicans to respond to inappropriate partisanship on judicial issues.
The same approach was taken by lower-level appointees U.S. District Judges Max Cogburn and Algenon Marbley, who changed their plans last month.
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Sen. Tillis calls for hearings on so-called judicial non-retirement issue. (Photo by Anna Chanmemaker/Getty Images)
Although District Judge not included In an agreement to leave certain vacancies to Trump, President Biden and Democrats are increasingly unlikely to fill those positions in a timely manner.
In early December, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., spoke out about the justices' rare decision, saying: "They rolled the dice and hoped Democrats would replace them, but now Democrats People are not replacing them, they are changing their decisions.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned the rare behavior by a Democratic-appointed judge. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"This is a shameless admission. The incoming government would be wise to explore all available recusal options with these judges, as it is now clear that they have political influence at scale," he added.
McConnell noted that the pre-Thanksgiving agreement between Republicans and Democrats indicated that Republicans would "abandon our existing procedural hurdles on the remaining district court nominations — which still have votes to confirm — in exchange for Democratic leaders Any remaining nominations will not be filed and will be heard by the Circuit Court - because they do not have the votes to confirm.
President Biden hopes to defeat President-elect Trump's judicial record with the help of Senate Democrats. (Getty Images)
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