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| Judge Kethledge Faithfully Applies Immigration Laws |
| 2018-07-06 |
| [National Review] Judge Raymond Kethledge is a committed originalist and textualist, which means he shows no favoritism to either side in any case, and instead applies the law as it is written. Judge Kethledge uses this sound approach to judging ‐ the same approach used by Justices Antonin Scalia and Neil Gorsuch ‐ in every case that comes before him. Judge Kethledge has also criticized judicial activism, which is when judges insert their own policy views into their decisions rather than applying our laws and Constitution as they were written and understood at the time they were enacted. Importantly, when faced with questions involving immigration law, Judge Kethledge takes the same approach he takes in every other case ‐ he faithfully interprets and applies the laws as written and adopted by the politically accountable branches. And if those laws are not as stringent as some may prefer, it speaks to the need to address the laws themselves ‐ a need that must be addressed by the legislative and executive branches, not the judiciary. Judge Kethledge has adjudicated nearly 120 immigration cases during his decade on the Sixth Circuit. In every one, Judge Kethledge applied the same rigorous textualism he applies in every case that requires statutory interpretation. And that approach required him to affirm the Board of Immigration Appeals in 97 percent of those cases. |
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