One-third of the 15 judges in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, where many of the cases are being heard over President Donald Trump’s actions, were born outside the United States, according to a new report.
The five judges who were born outside the U.S. were appointed by former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, The Federalist reported on Wednesday. The District still has 10 older judges who sometimes hear cases. Their nominations date back as far as President Ronald Reagan’s tenure in the 1980s, and all were born in the United States.
According to the Constitution, there are no specific requirements that must be met, including being a natural-born citizen, to be named as a judge.
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