Executive and judiciary branches played out live this evening in court proceedings nationally televised in the form of a cross-country call. three judges for the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals heard arguments from both the department of justice and the state of washington, representing the other side. the three judges who heard today s oral arguments were randomly assigned to the case. that s important. senior circuit judge william c. canby, still serving senior level at 85 years of age. he was appointed nearly 40 years ago by president jimmy carter. happens to be the brother-in-law of walter mondale. senior circuit court judge richard r. clifton, based out of hawaii, appointed 15 years ago by president george w. bush and circuit judge michelle t. friedland was appointed just two years ago by president obama, notable because at 44, she is
Powerful and influence and will the as the presidency. there are three branches of co-equal government. by the way, not only is his sister a federal judge, she s a very good and respected federal judge. i think that the president s statement about so-called judge i think the judicial protects itself and defends itself and i think the chief justice and some of the justices will see this as an attack on our system and separation of powers and checks and balances. it is not a smart statement for a president in litigation to make that kind of statement, any more than it was a smart state when the same candidate attacked a judge who had ruled against him because his parents were born in mexico. he s going to have to confront that for the next four years and checks and bms have never been more important in our history than they are now because both houses are controlled by one
Lawsuit started with the state of washington. they went to a judge in seattle who issued an order stopping trump administration from enforcing its executive order. when the government wanted to appeal, they went to the circuit court, the next level up, that s why it s before the ninth circuit. the issue is will this imposed by the judge when you ask a court to do something, it s your burden to show why. so the federal government had the harder case to make here because they re the ones asking for something. they re the ones asking the court of appeals to lift this stay. while you showed clips from both sides, both side got some pretty pointed questioning, the bulk of the questioning seems to show skepticism of the government s
It s about federal judges. a lot of people found be a lot people found is bracing, saying if anything happens, you can blame it on the federal judge. there are 800 federal judges nominated, they are appointed by the president and they serve for life. can you tell people about the importance and standing of a federal judge in american society? we are the only country in the world that has checks and balances and separation of power. the judiciary is every bit as
Of the western states, certainly the states on the pacific coast and you may remember that this lawsuit started with the state of washington. they went to a judge in seattle who issued an order stopping trump administration from enforcing its executive order. when the government wanted to appeal, they went to the circuit court, the next level up, that s why it s before the ninth circuit. the issue is will this imposed by the judge when you ask a court to do something, it s your burden to show why. so the federal government had the harder case to make here because they re the ones asking for something. they re the ones asking the court of appeals to lift this stay. while you showed clips from both sides, both side got some pretty pointed questioning, the bulk of the questioning seems to show skepticism of the government s