Obama-appointed judge who unretired on Trump gets hit with judicial misconduct complaint from GOP group who mocks his ‘change of heart’

A “grassroots” organization founded by conservative lawyer and Donald Trump ally Mike Davis has filed a judicial misconduct complaint against a federal judge and Democratic appointee in North Carolina who rescinded his plans to take “senior status” last week, calling the decision to unretire on the future POTUS — before he can take office and choose a Republican replacement — “politically motivated” and a betrayal of “the public trust in the judiciary.”

The Article III Project, which describes itself as wielding “brass knuckles to fight leftist lawfare,” filed the complaint Monday and posted it online, along with a statement detailing why it was going after Fourth Circuit Judge James Wynn Jr., who announced his decision to rescind his senior status in a letter to President Joe Biden on Dec. 14.

“The complaint raises serious concerns about violations of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges following Judge Wynn’s abrupt decision to withdraw his earlier announcement of retirement in December 2024, immediately following the outcome of the 2024 presidential election,” A3P said in its statement. “A3P’s complaint makes clear that this sudden reversal was politically motivated and undermines public trust in the judiciary.”

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