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LiberalArkie

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2. U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 02:33 PM

10 hrs ago

On the recommendation of Senators Arlen Specter and Rick Santorum, Rufe was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2002 to a seat vacated by Judge Norma Levy Shapiro. Rufe was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 30, 2002 and received her commission on May 3, 2002. She assumed senior status on December 31, 2021

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits to the President's House [View all] BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago OP

As if he's going to comply with that, like other orders sakabatou 10 hrs ago #1

If they don't do it BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #3

obligatory info NJCher 8 hrs ago #10

U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe LiberalArkie 10 hrs ago #2

Yup - she was a Shrub judge. BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #4

With no date specified Miguelito Loveless 10 hrs ago #5

The advocates for that project are going to make a HUGE fuss until that stuff is pulled out of storage BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #6

That's my guess, too. 70sEraVet 9 hrs ago #8

I followed the whole saga of that exhibit coming to fruition and used to work near where it was BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #9

everybody knows that NJCher 8 hrs ago #11

Can we make this retroactive and restore the East Wing of the White House? FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #7

happy to see this posted NJCher 8 hrs ago #12

If it weren't for our honest federal judges, we'd be up the creek without a paddle FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #13

Ask for volunteers or a business to volunteer to put it back up. Send the bill to Trump. twodogsbarking 6 hrs ago #14

I agree. We need to start charging his personal wealth for all this destruction. mdbl 5 hrs ago #15

Judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits at President's House Site - 6abc Philadelphia Rhiannon12866 45 min ago #16

🚨PISSED OFF GOP Judge goes BERSERK on Trump in OPEN COURT - Meidas Touch Rhiannon12866 6 min ago #17