A state judge? It is the SAME state judge!!!
Whittemore is a Federal Judge. He did rule once and his last statement of the whole ruling was:
"This court appreciates the gravity of the consequences of denying injunctive relief. Even under these difficult and time strained circumstances, however, and notwithstanding Congress's expressed interest in the welfare of Theresa Schiavo, this court is constrained to apply the law to THE ISSUES BEFORE IT. As Plaintiffs have not established a substantial likelihood of success on the merits, Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Dkt.2) must be DENIED DONE AND ORDERED in chambers this 22nd day of March, 2005
JAMES D. WHITTEMORE United States District Judge
I wish I knew exactly what the issues were that were brought before him, but I have heard they were not very good ones.
Apparently he's not even a state judge -- he's only a County probate judge!