An outspoken federal judge often viewed as a potential Supreme Court justice called the nation’s university campuses “incubators of bigotry” that discriminate against religious conservatives, during a speech on Oct. 25.
Judge James C. Ho of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit was on former President Donald Trump’s shortlist of potential Supreme Court appointees; he could find his way onto that list again should President Trump return to office. One leftist critic said Judge Ho “wants to be the next Clarence Thomas,” a reference to the Supreme Court’s preeminent conservative justice.