Tillis Statement on Judge Wynn’s Partisan and Unprecedented Decision to Rescind His Retirement

Dec 14 2024

Tillis Statement on Judge Wynn's Partisan and Unprecedented Decision to Rescind His Retirement

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on U.S. Fourth Circuit Judge James Wynn's stunning decision to rescind his retirement for political reasons:

"Judge Wynn's brazenly partisan decision to rescind his retirement is an unprecedented move that demonstrates some judges are nothing more than politicians in robes. Judge Wynn clearly takes issue with the fact that Donald Trump was just elected President, and this decision is a slap in the face to the U.S. Senate, which came to a bipartisan agreement to hold off on confirming his replacement until the next Congress is sworn-in in January. The Senate Judiciary Committee should hold a hearing on his blatant attempt to turn the judicial retirement system into a partisan game, and he deserves the ethics complaints and recusal demands from the Department of Justice heading his way."

In case you were wondering: Judge Wynn even had his retirement party nine months ago.

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