Cannon, whose oversight of the Donald Trump classified documents case has garnered widespread criticism, has repeatedly violated a rule requiring that federal judges disclose their attendance at private seminars.

It’s almost like the gratuities are what drive the decisions by Republican appiontees.

  • enkers@sh.itjust.works
    1081·
    2 months ago

    Cannon had filed the Sage Lodge trips with the federal judiciary’s administrative office but had “inadvertently” not taken the second step of posting them on the court’s website. [The clerk] explained that “Judges often do not realize they must input the information twice."

    Seems like a bad system. Why not just have it be done automatically, or have the clerk do it. Presumably the judge’s time is going to be more costly than the clerk’s.

    It almost seems intentionally bad so these little oopsies can keep happening.

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      492·
      2 months ago

      It almost seems intentionally bad so these little oopsies can keep happening.

      That’s like… our entire fucking government.

      • zigmus64@lemmy.world
        15·
        2 months ago

        Eh… large swaths of government try to be efficient… it just keeps tripping over its own feet and all the red tape lying around.

        Seems to me like the majority of this nonsense is more typical of the portion of the government that employs by appointment.

          • zigmus64@lemmy.world
            6·
            2 months ago

            Holy shit… totally not the response I expected either.

            But to my point, I know a handful of career civil servants and they’re pretty passionate about their roles and try to do a good job… unlike fucking lunatics like Canon who are supposed to be apolitical but politics dictate every action they take…

      • enkers@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        2 months ago

        Just to be clear, this is a matter of workplace policy, so relating to the law, but not of the law. But yes, it would be prudent to know the policies of your workplace, and doubly so if you’re a goddamned judge.

    • dariusj18@lemmy.world
      62·
      2 months ago

      As someone in the industry, every organization has to balance cost to benefits. If it costs $10k to intercomnect two low priority systems vs having each person have to double enter, they’re gonna prioritize higher priority things.

      • frezik
        1·
        2 months ago

        Truth, even though it still doesn’t make sense.

        A while back, another team asked us to clean up some noisy logs, because it cost us $3k a year with our new logging provider. As we discussed it on a call, my boss pointed out that with the people we had on, that meeting cost more than $3k.

  • Fades@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    2 months ago

    The legal system here is one big fucking clown show these days. Far too many cowards too scared to do their job and hold powerful people accountable, which leaves a disturbing amount of judges to be opportunistic corrupted assholes that enrich themselves by enabling and protecting fascist resources.

    The coup never ended.

    • Jesus@lemmy.world
      91·
      2 months ago

      We have to show up, vote, and bring a friend.

      Sweep the executive and congress, and she can be impeached. She’s got job security as long as the GOP controls the executive or a branch of congress.

  • abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.usEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    I don’t hold out much hope of this happening, but the system needs to be updated to allow folks to request the judges above Cannon to investigate matters, and they should have the power to met out an actual deterrent.