appointee

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These cases have gone before a three-judge district court made up of Judges Anna Manasco and Terry Moorer, both Trump appointees, along with Judge Stanley Marcus, an appointee first of Ronald Reagan, then Bill Clinton.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

On Monday, Faye named senior economist Ahmadou Al Aminou Mohamed Lo as prime minister, saying the new appointee had the expertise to steer Senegal out of its crippling debt.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

His behavior has alarmed free speech advocates, including the FCC’s lone Democratic appointee Anna Gomez, who noted that early station renewal reviews are exceedingly rare and largely futile.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Starmer opted for a political appointee instead, hoping that Mandelson, a wily political operator who also ran a lobbying firm, would be better suited to manage the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

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

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander