Judge Recuses from Oregon's Trump National Guard Lawsuit

🚨 Judge Recuses Himself in Lawsuit Over Trump’s Deployment of Troops in Oregon

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— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) October 3, 2025

… DOJ said it was not arguing that Simon “necessarily shares his spouse’s views,” but was saying another judge may be in a better position to take on the case without raising questions about potential bias.

Simon issued an order on Oct. 2 saying that he was recusing himself, even though, in his opinion, recusal is not required under federal law or the Code of Conduct for United States Judges. The judge said he agreed to remove himself from the case “because it is necessary that the focus of this lawsuit remain on the critically important constitutional and statutory issues presented by the parties.”

NEW: Judge Simon recused himself in the case over deployment of national guard to Oregon.

Case reassigned to Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee. pic.twitter.com/uHup9hXZPG

— Anna Bower (@AnnaBower) October 2, 2025