Posted on 03/26/2025 9:24:15 PM PDT by dennisw
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge accused the Justice Department on Wednesday of attacking her character in an effort to undermine the integrity of the judicial system, forcefully pushing back against the Trump administration's criticism of the courts for rulings that blocked parts of the president's agenda.
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell’s comments came in an order denying the Justice Department’s bid to remove her from a case over an executive order punishing a prominent law firm. The Trump administration had asked for the case to be moved to another judge in Washington’s federal court, accusing Howell of demonstrating “a pattern of hostility” toward the Republican president.
"When the U.S. Department of Justice engages in this rhetorical strategy of ad hominem attack, the stakes become much larger than only the reputation of the targeted federal judge," wrote Howell, who was appointed to the federal bench by Democratic President Barack Obama.
“This strategy is designed to impugn the integrity of the federal judicial system and blame any loss on the decision-maker rather than fallacies in the substantive legal arguments presented.”
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Lemme guess...a Big Guy appointee?
My Dad...a guy with that incredible Irish wit...used to say “I wonder how much she’d charge to haunt a house?”
Nope...not fascists. Maoists! The fascists were amateurs compared to Maoists.
Send in DOGE, then we can determine her “integrity”
In other words the black robed crook is guilty as charged.
The judicial system has no integrity. No judge is ever held accountable for corruption.
Thanks for posting. America’s robed TOTALITARIANS ALERT!
Yeah - I was sending out information about our HOA - using their own documents - to show how they are mismanaging our funds - their response was to send out a community-wide line that “someone is putting out misinformation” - because I can only reach a few and they can reach the whole community...
Can’t wait to have my say at the “meet and greet” as I’m running for the Boar next month...they remind me of this liberal “judge”...
Just another lifetime unelected dictator that the Anti-Federalists warn US about in 1787.
The judges are all conspirators.
Their offices must be searched with a warrant allowing all documents files and electronic storage devices to be confiscated and searched for evidence of conspiracy
Impugn the integrity??? LOL! What little integrity the courts have makes it difficult to further impugn. These overreaching and politically focused judges impugn the justice system every second.
Her name should have been the starting words in the headline. No one can write anymore. It's not just any judge. It's this judge.
You know what “impugns the integrity of our judicial system”, “beryl”? The collection of DEI morons and leftist activist traitors that Obama and Biden stuffed our courts with.
The ONLY reason you are there is to advance an agenda the American people have rejected, and we are all pretty sick to death of the actions and anti-Constitutional ideology shown by this gaggle of idiots.
Fire them, impeach them, who cares? Just GET THEM OUT. They have turned our judicial system into a full on mess.
Yes, yours is much more appropriate ;-)
Which demonstrates the need for a judge’s character to be above and beyond reproach. She failed.
Dems love to bring placards to televised House committee hearings. You should copy Dems and bring one or two 2ft x 3ft placards with your bullet points spelled out. So you speak, while also having visual aids.
What integrity? She’s demonstrated she has none.
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