Fifth Cir. Pick Says Obamacare, Voter ID Writings Were Politics

President Donald Trump’s latest nominee to a longstanding vacancy on arguably the most conservative appellate court explained his past writings critical of Obamacare and of scrutiny around voter ID laws as commentary on “live items for debate” when he was active in politics, and personal views wouldn’t influence his work as a federal judge.

“As a matter of policy and politics, I fully recognize that my role as a judge is completely different than the role as a commentator or as a politician in the legislative branch of government,” Cory Wilson said at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary ...