appointee

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Predictably, the district appointee liked the fact-finder’s report.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Alito, an appointee of President George W. Bush who turned 76 on April 1, is one of the court’s most conservative members.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Jimmy Gurulé, a former federal prosecutor and George W. Bush appointee to the U.S.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Mueller is a "consummate professional and a straight shooter," then-FBI chief Christopher Wray, a Trump appointee, said in July 2019.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

District Judge William W. Schwarzer, a Republican appointee, is not known as a light sentencer.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander