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26. Have you seen the federal justices' names?

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 05:26 PM

Aug 28

We may differ in wording, I think, but not in the spirit of the court structure. Not a lawyer, obviously, but my understanding is that there are magistrates, federal district courts and circuit courts. Maybe I misunderstand and could be wrong, but as I was following Jan 6 reports, I read these judges' names with the District Court of DC. Back when I was doing summations of events around Trump's cases handled by AG Garland and SC Jack Smith, I'd listed these judges. Am I wrong about them and the Jan 6 cases? Because many of their names kept coming up on the Litigation Tracker site for Jan 6, and courtlistener and news reports.

Sure, courts are underfunded, understaffed, and need more judgeships, and sure, lawyers might feel swamped, but to me the numbers just don't support the claim that judges and dockets are being any more burdened now by the felon's attempts to bury them.

Please correct me if I'm misunderstanding.

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Have you seen the federal justices' names? ancianita Aug 28 #26

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