The separate actions by Chief Judge M. Hannah Lauck & Judge David J. Novak, who were nominated by presidents Barack Obama & Donald #Trump, respectively,
signaled a breaking point for the #federal #judiciary in the Eastern District of Virginia months after #LindseyHalligan was disqualified from serving as #USattorney in the high-profile office.
#law #DOJ #LegalEthics
Several #judges had suggested for weeks that #LindseyHalligan should resign & sharply questioned her continued use of the #USattorney title after an out-of-district judge, Cameron McGowan Currie, ruled in late November that the #Trump admin had used an #unlawful maneuver to install Halligan.