announced a process for replacing two federal judges in Ohio. When President Bill Clinton nominated Marbley in 1997 to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Marbley was only the second African American judge in the district.

A federal judge has revoked his decision to take senior status, a sort of retirement, after it became clear that President-elect Donald Trump would get to nominate his replacement.

A federal judge on Thursday postponed a December trial date for a man charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, after the man pointed to President-elect Donald Trump’s promises to pardon such defendants or otherwise end their prosecutions.

A federal judge on Thursday agreed to delay a trial set for next month for a US Capitol riot defendant, saying there is a “real possibility” that President-elect Donald Trump could pardon him after taking office next year.

A Kansas man accused of attacking the Capitol in 2021 argued the trial should be delayed since President-elect Donald J. Trump has pledged that he would pardon rioters who stormed the building.