In one of his trademark late-night tweets, Trump called the 69-year-old Robart a “so-called judge” whose “ridiculous” opinion temporarily lifting the president’s immigration ban “essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country”. Travel ban: US temporarily suspends order as Trump derides judge Read more“He is relatively apolitical,” said Douglas Adkins, a private equity investor and former investment banker who has known Robart since childhood. As a candidate, Trump had criticised federal judge Gonzalo Curiel, who was overseeing a case against his Trump University – arguing Curiel could not be impartial because of his Mexican heritage and Trump’s vow to crack down on Mexican immigrants. Often sporting bow-ties with his black robes, Robart is known for saying from the bench in 2016 that “black lives matter”. In 2011, Robart put a temporary hold on a state rule change that would have cut government funding for disabled children and families in Washington.

Source: The Guardian February 05, 2017 02:03 UTC