The judge on Sussmann’s case was a parter at Covington & Burling LLP and served on the Obama/Biden transition team as an advisor on Justice Department issues. Seems totally fair.
Everything you need to know about Covington. Everything.
MORE: The judge in Sussmann’s case is married to Amy Jeffress, a former Justice Department official and national security counselor to former United States Attorney General Eric Holder.
NEW: JUDGE RELEASES MARIMAR MARTINEZ AND ANTHONY RUIZ
Judge Heather K. McShain is a U.S. Magistrate Judge serving in the Northern District of Illinois.
She oversees cases including civil and (of course) —> immigration-related proceedings, as noted on the official court website.
She released both offenders involved in the ramming of federal agents this past Saturday.
Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) submitted a list of potential candidates for Federal District Court Judge vacancies in the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division to Biden in 2023.
✅ Officials with Des Moines Public Schools say the district’s supervisor has been detained by 🧊.
In a message sent out to the district community, school board chair Jackie Norris confirmed that Superintendent Ian Roberts had been detained this morning.
Details: Roberts is currently detained at the Pottawattamie County Jail and his country of birth is listed as Guyana.