• ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com
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    3 days ago

    I guess I would take it being a US judge as a given. Not that this admin listens to our judges anyhow, bit I expect one from another country would hold even less sway.

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      I think it’s to distinguish from a state or local judge, basically using “US” as a shorthand for the fed. A judge whose rulings apply nationally as opposed to state or local jurisdictions.