The criminal charges against former President Donald Trump related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election are some of the most serious allegations facing him, one law professor told NPR.

  • moistclump@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I saw someone refer to her appointment on the case as random. How random is the appointment of a judge and who decides or oversees or matches em up?

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      I don’t know if it varies by district, but yes, federal cases are randomly assigned a judge from that district.

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      afaik it’s a literal lottery. a random drawing decides what judges are assigned where.