Judges and Judiciary,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jul. 19, 2019
Trump 9th Circuit appointee, thought a moderate, veers right
Trump’s first successful nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was expected to be a moderate. But a year into his confirmation, Judge Mark J. Bennett is showing signs he’s not quite the middle of the road voice his critics, and supporters, claimed he would be.
Sen. Ted Cruz characterized him as an activist litigant from a liberal state, a far cry from the usual Federalist Society-approved judicial nominee typically advanced by President Donald J. Trump.
Mark J. Bennett, who served as Hawaii’s Republican attorney general from 2003 to 2010, had filed amicus briefs along with several Democratic controlled states in Citizens United v. FEC and District of Columbia v. Heller advancing arguments ...
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