Trump-appointed judge facing charges for confrontation with man in Idaho parking lot

Trump judicial appointee, continuing to judge others, faces parking lot confrontation charges

Video of a confrontation that has led to Judge Ryan Nelson facing criminal charges. Source: Idaho State Journal.Over the past two months, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ryan Nelson has participated in arguments and issued opinions in his role as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In recent days, however, the Idaho State Journal’s Jimmy Hancock reported that Nelson has been addressing his own criminal charges in Idaho during…

Trump-appointed judge facing charges for confrontation with man in Idaho parking lot

Video appears to show the federal judge angrily confronting a man who criticized his parking

Ninth Circuit Judge Ryan Nelson faces misdemeanor battery charge after Idaho Falls parking lot incident

A federal appeals court judge appointed by President Donald Trump in 2018 now faces two misdemeanor criminal charges in Idaho after what local media described as a parking lot altercation in Idaho Falls earlier this spring. Ryan D. Nelson, who sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, was charged April 22 with misdemeanor battery and malicious injury to property, Bloomberg Law reported, citing court records from Idaho's 7th Judici…