Twenty former federal district and circuit judges on Thursday launched a coalition to speak out about and defend the federal judiciary as political impeachment attempts against judges increase and the federal courts system faces heightened scrutiny.
The Article III Coalition — which was formed under the umbrella of the civic education nonprofit Keep Our Republic and includes nominees of every president from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama — called on other former jurists to sign on in an open letter timed to coincide with the rule of law celebration Law Day.
“We pledge not only to keep our Republic, but to strengthen it,” the judges in the Article III Coalition wrote. “To defend the rule of law. To protect the independence of the judiciary. To kindle and inspire an informed citizenry. And to dedicate ourselves to the unending duty of protecting our sacred democracy.” … READ MORE