"In 1985, President Ronald Reagan appointed me as a federal judge. I was 38 years old. At the time, I looked forward to serving for the rest of my life. However, I resigned Friday, relinquishing that lifetime appointment and giving up the opportunity for public service that I have loved. My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom."
"President Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment. This is contrary to everything that I have stood for in my more than 50 years in the Department of Justice and on the bench. The White House's assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence,"
A Substack called Legal Ethics Roundup is promoted. The Council for the ABA Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar functions as the independent accrediting body for law schools. The Fred C. Zacharias Memorial Prize for Scholarship in Professional Responsibility awarded Matthew Liebman the prize and gave honorable mentions to Milan Markovic and Nuno Garoupa. Judge Mark Wolf resigned his federal judgeship, relinquishing a lifetime appointment and giving up public service he had loved. He stated that he could not be restrained in what judges can say or do, and he accused President Donald Trump and the White House of using law for partisan purposes and assaulting the rule of law.
Read at Above the Law
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