AP analysis: Judges breaking on partisan lines in Trump travel ban rulings

Judges are largely split along partisan lines in their rulings on President Trump’s proposed travel ban, a new Associated Press analysis found.

The AP reported Wednesday that of the 38 judges to rule on cases involving the travel ban, 24 were nominated by Democratic presidents. Of those, just one said the president had the power to issue such an order and ruled that the administration provided logical rationale for the ban.

{mosads}Meanwhile, 14 judges appointed by Republican presidents have weighed in on the case. Of those, 10 have sided with Trump and acknowledged he has the power to issue the travel ban, according to the AP.

The code of conduct for federal judges reads that family, social, political or financial issues should not influence judges.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a challenge to the third version of Trump’s travel ban.

The policy, issued by a presidential proclamation, initially limited travel into the United States by people from Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Yemen and Chad, though the White House announced earlier this month it was dropping Chad from the list.

Trump has periodically railed against the U.S. court system, particularly when judges have ruled against his travel ban or other executive orders.

He previously questioned whether a judge of Mexican heritage could fairly rule on a case involving Trump’s proposed border wall. 

He also called the U.S. justice system a “laughing stock” and a “joke” in the wake of a terror attack in New York that left eight people dead.