Overview
- Boston boutique firm Todd & Weld announced Wolf as senior counsel, with plans for him to advise on civil and criminal matters and pursue pro bono and amicus work focused on democratic safeguards.
- Wolf resigned from the federal bench on Nov. 7 and explained in The Atlantic that judicial ethics rules constrained him from speaking publicly about threats he sees to the rule of law.
- He accused President Trump of using the law to target adversaries and shield allies, saying he stepped down to support litigation and advocacy defending American democracy.
- His departure creates no new judicial vacancy because Judge Indira Talwani succeeded his active seat when he took senior status.
- The U.S. District Court in Massachusetts praised Wolf’s decades of service, while White House responses portrayed his move as political and encouraged critics on the bench to resign.