The Article III project filed a judicial misconduct complaint against Judge Wynn of the Fourth Circuit. Yesterday, I wrote about Wynn's "brazenly partisan" withdrawal of his intent to take senior status because Trump prevailed. But the facts are even worse than I knew. The complaint recites:
In January 2024, Judge Wynn announced his intention to assume senior status upon the confirmation of his successor.1 In March 2024, he attended a "retirement celebration" held in his honor, where prepared remarks from President Obama, who had nominated Judge Wynn, were read to the crowd.
Is it common for the President who appointed a judge to provide remarks when the judge retires? When Judge Kim Gibson, for whom I clerked, took senior status, there was a statement read from Circuit Justice Alito (who attended the same High School as Judge Gibson). I thought that was quite appropriate. But from the former President? From nomination to retirement, Judge Wynn was an Obama judge.
