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Eugene

(67,330 posts)
Tue Feb 25, 2025, 05:14 PM Feb 2025

DOGE emails asked federal judges to explain their work

Source: ABC News

Trump 2nd term live updates: DOGE emails asked federal judges to explain their work

Supreme Court justices and staff have not received the email, sources said.

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11:57 AM EST

DOGE emails asked federal judges to explain their work

DOGE emails were sent to federal judges asking them to explain their work, according to a spokesperson for the Northern District of Illinois.

"Once we learned about the correspondence, Chief Judge Virginia Kendall and Clerk of Court Thomas Bruton communicated with the staff that as we are judiciary employees, our policies and procedures are governed by the Judicial Conference of the United States and our local court HR handbooks," Julia Hodek said in a statement to ABC News. "The email was not sent by or at the direction of the Judicial Conference, the Administrative Office, or our Court. Our communication was then followed up by a memo from the Director's Office of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts that reinforced the same message."

Supreme Court justices and staff have not received the email, according to sources.

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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-2nd-term-live-updates?id=119115308&entryId=119168585

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DOGE emails asked federal judges to explain their work (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2025 OP
once again NJCher Feb 2025 #1
Article iii judges are appointed for life and spooky3 Feb 2025 #3
I actually really would like to read Clarence's reply newdeal2 Feb 2025 #2

NJCher

(43,536 posts)
1. once again
Tue Feb 25, 2025, 05:17 PM
Feb 2025

Last edited Tue Feb 25, 2025, 11:24 PM - Edit history (1)

showing their ignorance of our governmental system. This is not how you "talk" to a court.

If they ever do get the email, they probably will not answer it--nor should they.

spooky3

(38,878 posts)
3. Article iii judges are appointed for life and
Tue Feb 25, 2025, 05:30 PM
Feb 2025

Can be removed only for bad behavior. Good luck, dodgy boys, in trying to remove them. /s

https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/types-federal-judges

newdeal2

(5,622 posts)
2. I actually really would like to read Clarence's reply
Tue Feb 25, 2025, 05:17 PM
Feb 2025

1. Napped
2. Went on a luxury trip paid for by a donor
3. Got into the RV with Ginni
4. Napped some more
5. Thought of new ways to destroy democracy

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