Trump-allied judge draws scrutiny for rally appearance

OMG. This stinks to high heaven. For all I know this sleazeball actually voted in the presidential election and perhaps for the Dark Lord. He's a sick perverted bastard. You don't see left leaning judges ever lean left! Do you! Admit dagnabbit!

What's even more delicous about this story is who covered and more importantly who didn't (chart below). So remember to get your news from the correct silo that correlates with your beliefs. Otherwise the facts may present a nasty surprise.

Trump-allied judge draws scrutiny for rally appearance

By Mike Scarcella, Reuters

December 10, 20254:03 PM CSTUpdated 21 hours ago

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court judge's attendance at a rally for U.S. President Donald Trump is drawing scrutiny from critics who say his presence violated judicial ethics rules.

Emil Bove, a former personal lawyer for Trump appointed by the president to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was spotted at the event at a Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania casino on Tuesday night. Trump touted his economic record at the campaign-style rally but often veered into partisan attacks on the “radical left,” transgender rights and Somali migrants.

On Wednesday, the private judicial watchdog group Fix the Court filed a misconduct complaint accusing Bove of violating canons that require judges to avoid appearances of impropriety and refrain from political activity.

“Attending a Trump event — and not leaving when it became clear that the speech was, in fact, a partisan rally — violates this canon,” the group wrote, opens new tab.

A representative from Bove’s court office said he had no comment. The complaint, filed with the Judicial Council of the 3rd Circuit, does not automatically trigger a full investigation.

At the event, Bove told, opens new tab a reporter at cable news channel MS NOW that he was “just here as a citizen coming to watch the President speak.”

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The U.S. Senate confirmed Bove to the 3rd Circuit bench in July in a 50-49 vote. The court hears cases from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

Senate Democrats who opposed Bove’s nomination said Trump was appointing a loyalist to a key appeals court. Bove had been serving as a senior Justice Department official prior to his confirmation.

More than 900 former DOJ lawyers separately urged the Senate to reject Bove, citing his role in what they called a Trump-era assault on “constitutional principles and institutional guardrails.” Bove denied accusations that he advised the Trump administration to defy court orders. Republicans praised his record as a prosecutor and defense lawyer.

Judicial ethics scholar Charles Geyh of Indiana University’s law school said Bove’s confirmation process highlighted concerns about whether he would serve as a judge with independence and impartiality.