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(157,394 posts) Wed Jul 16, 2025, 05:34 AM Jul 16

'Egregious': Over 75 ex judges slam Trump's 'deeply inappropriate' judicial pick

Source: Raw Story

July 15, 2025 5:35PM ET

With two days to go until the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on advancing the judicial nomination of President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Emil Bove, more than 75 former federal and state judges wrote to lawmakers to demand they reject the "deeply inappropriate" appointment.

Confirming Bove to a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit would not only "compromise the integrity of the courts" and "set a dangerous precedent" that "personal fealty rather than constitutional duty" can secure judicial power, said the judges, but would also elevate someone who has allegedly "plotted to violate court orders," according to a recent whistleblower report.

The judges noted that the whistleblower, former Department of Justice lawyer Erez Reuveni, has offered to testify under oath and has provided the committee with "compelling evidence" that Bove told DOJ staffers to "ignore" any court orders that challenged Trump's mass deportation operation—yet the Republican-controlled panel has not invited Reuveni to speak to lawmakers.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/emil-bove-2673247675/

Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25997817/former-judges-call-on-senate-committee-to-reject-emil-boves-nomination.pdf

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'Egregious': Over 75 ex judges slam Trump's 'deeply inappropriate' judicial pick (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jul 16 OP

If Bove is being nominated for the Federal District (Trial) Court, no_hypocrisy Jul 16 #1

This sounds pretty optimistic to me MadameButterfly Jul 16 #2

He has been nominated to the 3rd Circuit Court of KPN Jul 16 #3

Thank you for the correction. no_hypocrisy Jul 16 #4

Exactly where this would go. If so, we might as well be Turkey or Russia. KPN Jul 16 #5

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no_hypocrisy

(52,420 posts)

1. If Bove is being nominated for the Federal District (Trial) Court,

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 05:45 AM

Jul 16

I would expect many of his decisions to be overturned by the Appeals Court -- if we're lucky.

MadameButterfly

(3,325 posts)

2. This sounds pretty optimistic to me

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 06:54 AM

Jul 16

f he is cofirmed , I think it think it confimes
his
decisions

Note that every thing I type in comes out different from what I inteneded. TF?
It feels like there is a cosnpiracy in the softwarware. Seriously, we need oto look at his.

KPN

(16,809 posts)

3. He has been nominated to the 3rd Circuit Court of

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 07:59 AM

Jul 16

of Appeals — not a District Court. In which case, rather than his decisions being overturned, he would be overturning other Federal Judges’ judgements.

no_hypocrisy

(52,420 posts)

4. Thank you for the correction.

Reply to KPN (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 08:12 AM

Jul 16

You're right. He's more dangerous on the Appeals Court. (BTW, the Third Circuit Court is my jurisdiction.)

Think of this: Alina Habba prosecutes you, despite your innocence. A jury convicts you. You appeal. And Bove is sitting there, ready to sustain the conviction.

KPN

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5. Exactly where this would go. If so, we might as well be Turkey or Russia.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 12:06 PM

Jul 16

Right from Putin and Erdogan’s playbook.

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