With President-elect Donald Trump‘s impending return to the White House, some Democratic-appointed judges are having second thoughts about retiring and allowing him to appoint successors.
Judge James Wynn of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, who was nominated to the position by then-President Barack Obama in 2010, rescinded his retirement notice over the weekend, becoming the third Democratic-appointed judge on a federal court to do so in the wake of Trump’s victory last month.
“I write to advise that, after careful consideration, I have decided to continue in regular active service as a United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit. As a result of that decision, I respectfully withdraw my letter to you of January 5, 2024. I apologize for any inconvenience I may have caused,” Wynn said in a letter to President Joe Biden, dated Friday.
Biden had…
