BOSTON, Massachusetts — U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf, appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985, has resigned after four decades on the federal bench, citing what he called President Donald Trump’s “deeply disturbing” assault on the rule of law. In an essay published Sunday in The Atlantic, Wolf said he could no longer stay silent about what he described as political misuse of the Justice Department and attacks on judicial independence.
Wolf, 78, said he stepped down “to speak out, support litigation, and work with others dedicated to protecting the rule of law and American democracy.” Having taken senior status in 2013, his resignation does not create a new vacancy for Trump to fill — his seat was already occupied by Judge Indira Talwani, appointed by former President Barack Obama.
The longtime jurist criticized Trump’s dismantling of the FBI’s public corruption unit and the firing of dozens of inspectors general, calling these moves part of a broader erosion of democratic safeguards. He also condemned what he viewed as politically motivated prosecutions of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Wolf, who once led the Justice Department’s Public Corruption Unit in Boston, warned that the judiciary’s integrity is being jeopardized by “corruption by [Trump] and those in his orbit.” Chief Judge Denise J. Casper praised Wolf’s “four decades of distinguished service” and commitment to fairness and the rule of law.
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