Reagan-appointed judge resigns to pursue anti-Trump activism

Published November 11, 2025 5:11pm ET



A judge appointed by former President Ronald Reagan resigned last week to protest the presidency of President Donald Trump.

U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf of Massachusetts said he gave up the job he wanted to serve in for life because he could “no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom.”

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