Why hasn’t a judge of 92 years of age retired? Is it for entertainment so he has something to do with his day? Did he make horrible financial decisions and can never afford to retire? Or does he need to feel respected and powerful? Whatever the reason, it seems more in self interest than in public service.
Hellerstein has ruled against President Donald Trump or his administration in other high-profile cases, including the charges involving alleged hush money payments to pornstar Stormy Daniels. Hellerstein twice rejected Trump’s bids to move the case to federal court.
Hellerstein also issued a sweeping order last May blocking the Trump administration from deporting immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act with little, if any, due process. The ruling essentially halted such deportations in the Southern District of New York, where the judge sits.
Maybe he’s afraid to let Trump appoint his replacement?
So then the answer is the power one. Just like RBG who’s ego got in the way and ensured that any slightly good thing she did would be completely undone or overshadowed by her inability to step down in time
Why hasn’t a judge of 92 years of age retired? Is it for entertainment so he has something to do with his day? Did he make horrible financial decisions and can never afford to retire? Or does he need to feel respected and powerful? Whatever the reason, it seems more in self interest than in public service.
Maybe he’s afraid to let Trump appoint his replacement?
If he’s 92 now, he would have been in his late 80’s and into his early 90’s under the Biden administration and should have retired then.
So then the answer is the power one. Just like RBG who’s ego got in the way and ensured that any slightly good thing she did would be completely undone or overshadowed by her inability to step down in time
Goddamn the bar is so fucking low
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Supreme Court judges don’t seem to retire until they’re weeks from their deathbed.
The US president turns 80 this year, and has shown clear signs of major mental faculty decline for many years.
Self-interest is core to the US government and judicial systems.