Judge Ho Says SCOTUS Critics See Half of US’ Views as ‘Garbage’

Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho, a Donald Trump appointee and potential future US Supreme Court justice, said he believes that “many” of the academics who criticize the high court consider the “views of half the country as garbage.”

“In the six years that I’ve been a judge, I’ve come to an understanding about academics who commentate about the Supreme Court,” Ho said Friday. “Too many academics regard the views of half the country as garbage.”

He made the comments as he opened a virtual Federalist Society panel on academic freedom that he was moderating.

Ho’s “garbage” remarks echoed a gaffe ...