Hunter Biden Tax Case Judge Is Trump Appointed Patent Expert

Mark Scarsi, the Trump-appointed judge overseeing the criminal case against Hunter Biden, brings decades of experience in intellectual property law and a history of bipartisan support.

Scarsi, who previously defended tech giants including Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google in patent disputes, will preside over the president’s son’s trial in Los Angeles on felony tax and other tax-related charges. Biden is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday.

Scarsi is said to be open-minded, a good communicator, and a largely apolitical judge unlike some Donald Trump appointees who’ve drawn criticism over their conservative ideology from the bench.

A former Milbank partner ...