Eight of the 23 judges who decided the DOJ voter data cases were appointed by Donald Trump.
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Badlands MediaSep 16, 2026
The claim's core figure of eight Trump-appointed judges matches ProPublica's October 2026 count (eight of 26 judges with final rulings) and Becker's August count (eight Trump appointees among twenty courts). The 23-case denominator matches the post's September 16 snapshot but no source states it directly, and ProPublica's later count of 26 reflects a different date, not a contradiction.
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… The lawyers who push these cases would probably have a lot of explaining to do. They're 0 and 23. Half of those judges were Republican appointees. Eight of those 23 judges were Trump appointees, and the DOJ is 0 and 23. This is such a slam dunk case. They're 0 and 23. No state that has withheld that information has had to give it up. …
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Supports. ProPublica (Oct. 16, 2026) reports that of the judges randomly assigned to the 26 decided DOJ voter-roll cases, eight were Trump appointees, four were Bush appointees and 14 were Democratic appointees.[1]
Supports. A Newsweek-sourced August 2026 report quotes David Becker saying twenty courts, including eight appointed by President Trump, had rejected DOJ's voter-data demands.[2]
Context. A July 2026 USA Today report counts seven of the 15 district judges who ruled against DOJ as Trump appointees, showing the Trump-appointee count rising alongside the ruling total.[3]
Context. Later rulings, such as Judge Barlow's dismissal of the Utah case, are Trump-appointed judges ruling against DOJ, consistent with the Trump-appointee tally growing over time.[4][5]
Sources
5 sources: 5 not rated
- 1How Judges Eviscerated Trump's DOJ Voter Data Lawsuitsprojects.propublica.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2Trump DOJ's Election Probes Keep Getting Hampered by Conservative Judgessanluisobispo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Trump DOJ's effort to get state voter rolls hits a wall in courtsusatoday.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4Trump-appointed judge delivers DOJ its 27th straight loss in ...democracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Trump-appointed judge slams door on DOJ as court losses ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
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