US EditionReagan-appointed judge warns of ‘existential threat to democracy’ in resignation letter
Judge Mark L. Wolf decried Trump administration's dismantling of anti-corruption units and partisan legal misuse as an existential threat to democracy after 40 years on the federal bench.
- On Friday, Mark L. Wolf, senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, resigned and published his reasons in The Atlantic on Sunday; he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985.
- Judge Mark L. Wolf said he could no longer remain silent about perceived attacks on the judiciary, warning the White House's assault on the rule of law is `so deeply disturbing` and he resigned to support litigation protecting American democracy.
- Wolf cited President Donald Trump calling judges `corrupt` and `incompetent`, firing at least 80 inspectors general and dismantling the FBI's public‑corruption squad, as evidence of institutional erosion.
- Resigning does not create a vacancy for the president to fill because Mark L. Wolf took senior status in 2013, and his seat was filled by Judge Indira Talwani, nominated by former President Barack Obama.
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Prominent conservative judge resigns, calling Trump 'uniquely dangerous'
Mark Wolf, a Reagan-appointed federal judge, is resigning after four decades on the bench, and he’s sounding the alarm. In an essay published by The Atlantic, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.” Wolf shared additional context and more of his concerns with Amna Nawaz.
Reagan-appointed judge warns of ‘existential threat to democracy’ in resignation letter
A senior federal judge in Massachusetts, appointed by former President Reagan, said he resigned Friday in protest against President Trump. U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf wrote in The Atlantic that he stepped down because he “no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom.” Wolf…
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Reagan Judge Quits To Lead The #Resistance
Yesterday, Judge Mark L. Wolf penned an open letter in the pages of The Atlantic announcing his retirement. The Reagan appointee has been on the bench for 40 years, 28 of which were as an active status judge — in 2013, he took senior status — and before that, he worked at the Department of Justice. But Judge Wolf is unable to continue his life of service for one basic reason: Donald Trump. My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrai…
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