US Trial Judge in Alaska Appointed by Trump Resigns Abruptly (1)

A US district court judge in Alaska appointed by President Donald Trump is suddenly planning to leave the federal bench.

Joshua Kindred, who sits on the US District Court for the District of Alaska, on Wednesday submitted plans to resign as of July 8, according to the federal judiciary’s vacancies page. He was confirmed 54-41 in February 2020.

A copy of his two-sentence resignation letter posted by the court Friday didn’t provide a reason for his forthcoming departure. The district’s clerk said Kindred’s cases will be reassigned by later Friday, but her statement was silent on the reason he’s ...