Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 5, 2026
We're teaching America to distrust its judges
Leading news reports with who appointed a judge fuels perceptions of political bias, overshadows legal reasoning and erodes public trust in the courts.
Michael J. Jeandron
Partner and Personal Injury Trial Attorney
Roberts | Jeandron Law
Western State Univ COL; Fullerton CA
"A federal judge, appointed by President ___, ruled Tuesday that..."
We have all read that sentence hundreds of times. Fill in the blank with Bush, Clinton, Obama, Trump or Biden. The appointing president shows up right after the word "judge," set off by commas, as if it were the most important fact in the story. But why? I'm curious what the reporters and editors who cover our courts think that sentence tells the reader. And what does it do to public confid...
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