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For those who don't know, Judge Alsup presided over many famous tech-related court cases. Judge Alsup is known to take no BS from any side, and shows a willingn
by guardiangod 6y ago
For those who don't know, Judge Alsup presided over many famous tech-related court cases. Judge Alsup is known to take no BS from any side, and shows a willingness to deep dive into a topic when a case calls for it.(eg. learn how to code).
Oracle v. Google
Uber-Waymo
DACA program
Many patent cases
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/federal-judges-retire-joe-biden_n_600f3759c5b676ad837652a8?ri18n=true https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/federal-judges-retire-jo...
While judges may, of course, have personal reasons for retiring or semi-retiring at the beginning of Biden’s presidency, it’s safe to say, for the most part, that the timing of these judges’ departures isn’t coincidental: They wanted Biden to pick their replacements, not Trump.
“Congratulations on becoming our new president,” U.S. District Judge William Alsup wrote to Biden a day after he was inaugurated. “I feel it is time now for me to ‘go senior.’”