Bush Judge in Northern Texas Was Go-To Guy to Gut Obamacare

When opponents of Obamacare couldn’t kill the law in Washington, they went to a judge in Fort Worth, Texas.

Reed O’Connor, appointed to the federal bench by President George W. Bush, ruled against Barack Obama’s signature health-care law three times, dealing the most serious blow Friday when he declared the entire law unconstitutional and cast uncertainty on insurance coverage for millions of Americans.

While the ruling is sure to be appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, it’s a remarkable victory for conservatives who fared poorly in other court challenges to the Affordable Care Act and were further ...