When is a judge “brilliant” and “impeccably fair,” and when is a judge a “wacko,” “prima donna,” “right-wing hack”? When is questioning a judge’s decision a threat “to our entire system of government,” and when is it an acceptable effort to “uphold the Constitution”?
If you are a Democrat, the answer is easy: judges appointed by Democrats to hear charges against Republicans are brilliant and fair and any criticism they receive is an attack on democracy. If it is a Republican judge presiding over a case, all attacks are fair game, be they personal or professional in nature.
This double standard has been especially stark when looking at the disparate treatments of Judge Aileen Cannon in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial and Judge Juan Merchan in the former president’s hush money trial.
Cannon, who was selected…
