US Judges Speak Out Against Republican Impeachment Push (1)

A federal judge overseeing judicial security issues said he’s concerned about recent articles of impeachment filed against judges who have ruled against the Trump administration’s early actions.

Asked about the impeachment effort, Judge Richard Sullivan, who chairs the Judicial Conference’s committee on judicial security, said at a press briefing Tuesday that judges can’t avoid deciding cases, and that there are already proper pathways for litigants to challenge rulings they dislike through appeals.

“Impeachment is not—shouldn’t be—a short circuiting of that process, and so it is concerning if impeachment is used in a way that is designed to do just that,” ...