Federal Judges Are Retiring Now That Joe Biden Will Pick Their Replacements

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For at least one federal judge, it appeared that President Joe Biden couldn’t be sworn in fast enough.

“It has been my honor to serve,” U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts wrote to Biden on Inauguration Day, roughly 90 minutes after he took office, announcing her plans to step down. “With respect, I congratulate you on your election as the 46th President of the United States, and Kamala Harris on her election as Vice President.”

Roberts, who has been a judge on the Eastern District Court of Michigan since 1998, announced she would be taking senior status — or begin semi-retirement — on Feb. 24. That opens up a new court vacancy for Biden to fill.

 

Roberts is one of five federal judges with lifetime appointments who have announced plans to retire or semi-retire since last Wednesday, the day Donald Trump left the White House, according to data provided by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. That’s after eight judges had already announced their plans to step down since Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/federal-judges-retire-joe-biden_n_600f3759c5b676ad837652a8

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Is this a surprise?

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3 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Is this a surprise?

 

   Were you surprised? I wasn't, but it is interesting in concept. We'll see if it continues over the term, or was it just a few holdouts waiting for Trumps term to finish.

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55 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

   Were you surprised? I wasn't, but it is interesting in concept. We'll see if it continues over the term, or was it just a few holdouts waiting for Trumps term to finish.

Who knows, not sure how many federal judges are at that age.