"If democracy survives, it'll be because a handful of sleep-deprived federal judges refused to let it die on their watch. Federal district judges are overworked, under-resourced, lied to, and gaslit by contemptuous government lawyers, beset by violent threats - and still somehow remain the nation's last functioning firewall against authoritarianism. That's the best way to sum up the judges' panel from the Society for the Rule of Law summit this week."
"They have brought further honor to the lower federal bench, at a time - the most important moment in all of American history. When the nation needs the federal judiciary, more than it has ever needed it, and will ever need it again. To the judge. And to the court. The federal judiciary - the lower federal courts - have honored their oath and they will continue to honor their oath."
Federal district judges face severe stress: they are overworked, under-resourced, lied to, and gaslit by contemptuous government lawyers, and they face violent threats while continuing to adjudicate crucial cases. Three retired judges—Paul Grimm, Nancy Gertner, and Michael Luttig—emphasized the gravity of these challenges and praised the lower federal bench for extraordinary performance under pressure. The district courts are described as a "line in the sand" that meets the moment and honors judicial oaths during an unprecedented national need. Chaotic administration policies have produced mountains of litigation, and selective harassment in certain jurisdictions complicates a full assessment of judicial responses. The portrait is bleak, but the district bench continues heroic work despite exhaustion and danger.
Read at Above the Law
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