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Reagan-Appointed Judge Resigns to Denounce Trump’s Politicization of Justice

Citing ethics rules that he says muzzled him, the Massachusetts judge left to speak freely against what he calls politicized prosecutions.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, center, stands with Prof. Frederick M. Lawrence, right, and U.S. District Court judge Mark Wolf, left, after speaking at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. Ginsburg spoke as part of a series of events at Brandeis to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the nomination and appointment of Louis D. Brandeis to the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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Overview

  • He resigned Friday from senior status and explained his decision in a Sunday essay in The Atlantic, saying silence had become intolerable.
  • Because he took senior status in 2013 and his seat was filled in 2014 by Judge Indira Talwani, his departure creates no new vacancy.
  • Wolf alleges President Trump directed prosecutors to pursue political adversaries and weakened oversight by firing inspectors general, cutting DOJ public-integrity staffing, and eliminating the FBI’s public‑corruption squad.
  • He cites a surge in serious threats to judges—nearly 200 between March and late May 2025—and says he will speak out, support litigation, and advocate for colleagues who cannot.
  • Trump-aligned legal figures criticized his move, the White House said judges with personal agendas should not be on the bench, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche framed the legal fight as a “war” on “rogue activist judges.”