Seattle judge derided by Trump known for conservative views

[OKIsItJustMe]

Source: Associated Press

Seattle judge derided by Trump known for conservative views
By GENE JOHNSON
25 minutes ago

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle judge derided by President Donald Trump on Twitter Saturday after blocking Trump's executive order on immigration is known for his conservative legal views, for a record of helping disadvantaged children that includes fostering six of them, and for dramatically declaring "black lives matter" during a hearing on police reform in 2015.

Judge James L. Robart, 69, was appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush in 2004, following a distinguished 30-year career in private practice that included his selection to the American College of Trial Lawyers, an honor bestowed on less than 1 percent of lawyers.

The judge made the most high-profile ruling of his tenure Friday when he temporarily invalidated Trump's ban on travel to the U.S. from seven primarily Muslim nations. Washington state sued to block the order — with support from Minnesota and major corporations including Microsoft, Amazon and Expedia — arguing that it's unconstitutional and would harm its residents, and Robart held that the state was likely correct.

The ruling did not sit well with the president, who on Twitter called Robart a "so-called judge" and the ruling "ridiculous." The president later inaccurately claimed the decision meant "anyone, even with bad intentions, can come into U.S."

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[OKIsItJustMe]

1. Trump's criticism of judge shows limits of staff's influence

https://apnews.com/d1b6eaffbdf74772b0e05d2823cb6c91/Trump's-criticism-of-judge-shows-limits-of-staff's-influence

[font face=Serif][font size=5]Trump's criticism of judge shows limits of staff's influence[/font]

By JULIE PACE

[font size=3]WASHINGTON (AP) — Late Friday night, some of President Donald Trump's top advisers huddled on the phone to craft a response to a court ruling that blocked the White House's refugee and immigration ban.

The White House statement slammed the order as "outrageous." But the president's lawyers quickly raised objections to that wording, according to a White House official. About 10 minutes later, a new statement was sent without the fiery characterization of the ruling.

The lawyers' warnings don't appear to have made their way to the president. On Saturday morning, Trump lashed out on Twitter at the "so-called judge" and called the judge's decree "ridiculous."

Later Saturday, Trump followed that tweet with another: "What is our country coming to when a judge can halt a Homeland Security travel ban and anyone, even with bad intentions, can come into U.S.?"

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[Kashkakat v.2.0]

2. Also goes to show - DT, SB et al are off-the-charts radicals, maybe the old lib vs con dichotomy

doesnt really fit anymore

[lastlib]

6. how about radical fascist idiots vs sane people?

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

9. works for me! nt

[certainot]

3. the local sat talk radio asshole attacked the judge and i suspect

all over the country including the national blowhards will be doing it this week and sending outrage at the judge. so a few hundred jerks with 1000 radio stations/ big megaphones are going to do whatever trump/bannon wants

americans really need to stop ignoring rw radio

[Turbineguy]

4. trump fucked up.

Again.

Other Judges are listening.

[captain queeg]

5. I guess the so-called president didn't like the judge stopping his illegal orders

[lastlib]

7. I thought of that phrase "so-called president" right off the bat....

when I heard the "so-called judge" blurb. I think it should become a permanent part of our vacabulary!

"So-called pResident* tRumpf" strikes again, shooting himself in the foot!


(*Denotes losing the popular vote by 3 million votes--and that's WITH the Russian hacking!)

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

8. He cares only for outcomes

in his favor. This is a judge from his side of the aisle, vetted etc when appointed by GW. You can tell when he uses phrases like 'so-called' that he is pissed he didn't get his way.........