A Third Of All DC District Judges Were Not Born In United States

[CountZero]

Of all the judges in the U.S. all five foreign-born judges of the D.C. court managed to get their fingerprints on controversial Trump cases.

 The United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the source of many of the cases interfering with President Donald Trump’s authority, has 15 judges, (Counting Chief Judge James Boasberg) and five of them were born outside the United States.

 While country of origin doesn’t come up in most jobs, it is worth asking if judges with ties to foreign nations and cultures are the right ones to make decisions affecting the U.S. military or immigration.

 The concept of foreign-born judges is a newer phenomenon in this district. In addition to the 15 main judges, the D.C. District has 10 older, senior judges who still occasionally hear cases in the district. This group, nominated as far back as Ronald Reagan the 1980s, were all born in the U.S.

 But starting in 2014, former President Barack Obama appointed Judge Tanya Sue Chutkan, born in Kingston, Jamaica. She was in the U.S. by 1979, attending George Washington University. Before sitting on federal court, she had no experience as a judge. Chutkan is overseeing the legal challenge to DOGE’s work to slash excess government spending.  

https://thefederalist.com/2025/03/25/a- ... ed-states/

The republican congress could fix this, but will  they?
 

[Canis Minor]

If these judges immigrated here legally and if they are legal naturalized American citizens then Constitutional law is not being violated.

However, if they lied during the naturalization process and still have allegiance to any other nation then there’s a problem. I frequently point out how Congresswoman Talib refers to herself as a Palestinian woman…ergo, she should NOT be serving in Congress. 

What these judges are doing that’s illegal IMO is attempting to rule nationally when they are only judges in one district. This nonsense is clearly a violation of separation of powers as they are treading on Executive branch powers. 
 
 

[CountZero]

If these judges immigrated here legally and if they are legal naturalized American citizens then Constitutional law is not being violated.

However, if they lied during the naturalization process and still have allegiance to any other nation then there’s a problem. I frequently point out how Congresswoman Talib refers to herself as a Palestinian woman…ergo, she should NOT be serving in Congress. 

What these judges are doing that’s illegal IMO is attempting to rule nationally when they are only judges in one district. This nonsense is clearly a violation of separation of powers as they are treading on Executive branch powers. 
 
 

 

Yes. But I think the issue is should foreign born judges be trying federal cases interpreting American constitutional law? I think one of the judges has only been a citizen a few years. I believe they should be held to the same standards as the President at least. I think its easy to determine where their loyalties  lie in their decisions.
 

[CountZero]