me explain. 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 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
argument, especially the claim that it s the president s duty, obligation and authority alone to make these decisions about what s terrorism risk and where these rules should apply. pete, we ve seen just about everything in our time. people are already talking about this on a fast track to the supreme court. what is the chance of that and, yes, let s go there, what is the chance that a 4-4 supreme court is unable to decide this? i think the most likely scenario that it goes to the supreme court is if this three-judge panel within the next couple of days and that s when we expect they ll act, they said it wouldn t be today but it would be sometime this week they hope, so if they deny the government s request here and leave the judge s stay in place, if they make it impossible for the government to enforce the trump executive order, then i
court proceedings nationally vi 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 among the youngest federal judges in the country. the questions from the judges to