The judge who struck down a Trump administration crackdown on sanctuary cities is a hard-core Democrat activist whose life has been steeped in liberal politics since childhood. “I will not let my personal views interfere with the administration of justice," Orrick assured lawmakers in 2013, when he was confirmed as a federal judge on the District of Northern California. Expand / Contract Judge William Orrick is a longtime Democratic activist. At the time of the Recorder report, Orrick was a lawyer for a San Francisco firm with deep ties to Democratic politics. As a bundler for Obama, Orrick raised at least $200,000 according to records obtained by the watchdog group Public Citizen.

Source: Fox News April 26, 2017 19:30 UTC