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ancianita

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26. Have you seen the federal justices' names?
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 04:26 PM
Aug 2025

We may differ in wording, I think, but not in the spirit of the court structure. Not a lawyer, obviously, but my understanding is that there are magistrates, federal district courts and circuit courts. Maybe I misunderstand and could be wrong, but as I was following Jan 6 reports, I read these judges' names with the District Court of DC. Back when I was doing summations of events around Trump's cases handled by AG Garland and SC Jack Smith, I'd listed these judges. Am I wrong about them and the Jan 6 cases? Because many of their names kept coming up on the Litigation Tracker site for Jan 6, and courtlistener and news reports.







Sure, courts are underfunded, understaffed, and need more judgeships, and sure, lawyers might feel swamped, but to me the numbers just don't support the claim that judges and dockets are being any more burdened now by the felon's attempts to bury them.

Please correct me if I'm misunderstanding.

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Economic stagflation, court coagulation bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #1
As long as it doesn't touch them personally, most Trumpists will applaud maxsolomon Aug 2025 #22
Pirro can't indict a ham sandwich Danascot Aug 2025 #2
"can't indict a ham sandwich" orangecrush Aug 2025 #3
What did the ham sandwich do? IronLionZion Aug 2025 #12
New female Olympic event, The Sandwich Throw. Categories include, six inch, footlong, extra meat, baked. twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #4
Keeping people in jail means they may lose jobs and their families may not eat. Lonestarblue Aug 2025 #5
These arrests and inflated charges are intended as proof that serious crime is rampant in DC Martin Eden Aug 2025 #6
Yes, this is Trump's excuse for taking over the city completely. ananda Aug 2025 #21
Well, its not like the Judges or the courts they run are powerless here... Volaris Aug 2025 #7
Or they could ask their colleagues on the Supremes Farmer-Rick Aug 2025 #10
Well, speaking of the SC, i would love them to go find a camera, Volaris Aug 2025 #16
It's intentional. 58Sunliner Aug 2025 #8
They're mean as snakes. Hatred for them grows daily. Joinfortmill Aug 2025 #9
Clearly an attempt to destroy what's left of the judicial "system". GreenWave Aug 2025 #11
These "arrests" should be handled in local courts, not federal courts FakeNoose Aug 2025 #13
DC is a Federal district. Pretty much all of the courts are "federal"... Wounded Bear Aug 2025 #18
These are the same people who thought that violent January 6ths being held in pre-trial detention... Tommy Carcetti Aug 2025 #14
Excellent point! chouchou Aug 2025 #15
Don't forget that Moses Mike and his band of ass,,,,, Old Crank Aug 2025 #17
All part of the master plan to destroy American justice, as shaky as it has been for a while...nt Wounded Bear Aug 2025 #19
Republican governing republianmushroom Aug 2025 #20
So the Trump administration is trumping up charges? Owens Aug 2025 #23
There are 29 federal judges in the DC District courts. They handled hundreds of Jan 6 cases. FWIW... ancianita Aug 2025 #24
Actually, D.C. itself has it's own courts BumRushDaShow Aug 2025 #25
Have you seen the federal justices' names? ancianita Aug 2025 #26
Not the same court (although all the judges in any of their courts are nominated by Presidents) BumRushDaShow Aug 2025 #27
It WILL fucking collapse. There's no way DC can handle all this shit on a daily basis with no end in sight. Karasu Aug 2025 #28
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