Biden Appeals Court Nominee Under Fire for Saying Pedophile ‘Has a Lot of Good in Him,’ Shortening Sentence

The judge, whom President Biden called ‘extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law,’ is facing criticism for a soft sentencing of a man who was convicted of sexually abusing two young girls.

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Judge Julia Lipez has been nominated to a prestigious seat on the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Law.com

One of President Biden’s judicial nominees is facing criticism on social media for suspending part of a pedophile’s sentence while saying he had “a lot of good in him.”

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