Law’s Jonathan Adler warns that President Trump is prioritizing MAGA loyalists over traditional conservatives in judicial nominations
BUSINESS, LAW + POLITICS |
July 9, 2025
STORY BY: EDITORIAL STAFF
STORY BY: EDITORIAL STAFF
Trump aims to build a MAGA judiciary, breaking with traditional conservatives
NBC News: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, noted that President Trump is reshaping judicial nominations to favor MAGA loyalists over traditional conservatives; he said some judges may delay retirement if they fear being replaced by “a political hack,” warning that some nominees may lack respect for the judicial role and rule “based on team loyalty.”