Judge Reyes is a Biden appointee.
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Apple News TodayOct 21, 2026
The claim refers to U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes of D.C., the judge in the Trump golf course case named in the passage. The Federal Judicial Center's primary record says Biden nominated her and the Senate confirmed her in February 2023, and tier1 reporting calls her a Biden appointee.
What was said
… So it starts raising questions over, So who has the authority of this. Trump says the Department of Interior has broad authority to pursue these types of projects, and last Friday, the White House filed a motion requesting that Judge Reyes, a Biden appointee, remove herself from the case, accusing her of bias. She declined to step aside, but has said that she has been receiving death threats over the case. Here are a few other stories we're following. …
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Supports. The Federal Judicial Center's primary record states Joseph R. Biden nominated Ana Cecilia Reyes on January 3, 2023, and she was confirmed by the Senate on February 15, 2023.[3]
Supports. The Hill reports that former President Biden appointed Reyes to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in February 2023.[5]
Supports. Multiple other reports, including Bloomberg Law, CNN, ABA Journal and Yahoo, describe Judge Ana Reyes as a Biden appointee or appointee of Biden.[6][7][8][9]
Context. Source 0 and source 4 concern Judge Ramon E. Reyes Jr. of the Eastern District of New York, also appointed by Biden, so they do not change the verdict for the claim's referent.[1][4]
Context. The claim was extracted from a passage about asking Judge Reyes to recuse in the golf course case. The extraction is faithful, and the verdict rests on the sources for Ana Reyes, not on the claimant's passage.[2]
Sources
9 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1US Senate confirms Reyes as newest Brooklyn district court judgereuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Judge hears testimony in fight over Trump's golf course plansapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Reyes, Ana Cecilia | Federal Judicial Centerfjc.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4District Judge Ramon E. Reyes, Jr.nyed.uscourts.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 5Who is Ana Reyes, federal judge Trump called a ‘crazed lunatic’?thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 6Washington, DC, Trump administration court hearing for ... - CNNcnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 7Judge Targeted in Trump Golf Course Case Known for ‘No BS' Stylenews.bloomberglaw.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8DOJ files complaint against federal judge for alleged ... - ABA Journalabajournal.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 9Trump vows to 'immediately appeal' judge's decision ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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