{"id":2621715,"date":"2026-06-30T16:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-district-judge-faces-ethics-complaint-tied-to-biden-doj\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:21:13","slug":"us-district-judge-faces-ethics-complaint-tied-to-biden-doj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-district-judge-faces-ethics-complaint-tied-to-biden-doj\/","title":{"rendered":"US district judge faces ethics complaint tied to Biden DOJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-district-judge-faces-ethics-complaint-tied-to-biden-doj%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2621715&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A government watchdog group has filed a disciplinary complaint with teh D.C. Bar against U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, accusing her of dishonesty, deceit, and conduct interfering with justice during her previous role as a Justice Department official.The complaint questions whether Sooknanan violated ethical rules and raises concerns about her impartiality, pointing to her past actions, including recent rulings against the Biden governance and controversial decisions involving voter verification and immigration data. sooknanan, originally from Trinidad and Tobago, has not responded publicly. The filing also highlights alleged partisan bias, questions about her dual citizenship, and her prior involvement in politically sensitive cases. The complaint is part of a broader trend of conservatives using disciplinary actions to challenge legal figures perceived as biased. Whether an examination will proceed remains uncertain.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> A government watchdog group has filed a bar complaint against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4619779\/judge-blocks-voter-database-social-security-citizenship-records\/\">U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan<\/a>, accusing the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">Biden<\/a> appointee of engaging in dishonesty, deceit, and conduct that interfered with the administration of justice during her tenure as a senior <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice Department<\/a> official before joining the federal bench.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/1056789568\/DR-Bar-Complaint-Sooknanan?_gl=1*7ysxed*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTg0NjIyMDgwMC4xNzgyODM5MDI3*_ga_Z4ZC50DED6*czE3ODI4MzkwMjUkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODI4MzkwMzUkajUwJGwwJGgw*_ga_8KZ8BV0P5W*czE3ODI4MzkwMjYkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODI4MzkwMzUkajUxJGwwJGgw\">complaint<\/a>, obtained exclusively by the <em>Washington Examiner,<\/em> was filed Tuesday with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals\u2019 Office of Disciplinary Counsel by Democracy Restored, a self-described nonpartisan government watchdog organization. It asks disciplinary authorities to investigate whether Sooknanan violated D.C. Bar\u2019s Rules of Professional Conduct prohibiting attorneys from engaging in \u201cdishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation\u201d and conduct that \u201cseriously interferes with the administration of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4630658\/judge-sparkle-sooknanan-complaint-doj\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bar complaint accuses Biden-appointed district judge of dishonesty during DOJ tenure<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4630150\/judge-bars-trump-administration-blocking-funding-hudson-river-tunnel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge bars Trump administration from blocking funding for Hudson River tunnel<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4629506\/trump-supporters-rip-justice-barrett-after-supreme-court-setbacks\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump supporters rip Amy Coney Barrett after Supreme Court setbacks<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. (Courtesy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/06\/localimages\/sparkle_sooknanan.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The filing comes as Sooknanan has become an increasingly prominent target of conservatives following several rulings against President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4619779\/judge-blocks-voter-database-social-security-citizenship-records\/\">Sooknanan blocked the administration<\/a> from implementing a voter verification system that linked Social Security records with federal citizenship data, ruling the program likely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-chief-who-led-raid-on-small-kansas-newspaper-suspended-reports\/\" title=\"Police Chief suspended after leading raid on Kansas newspaper.\">violated federal privacy laws<\/a> and resulted in eligible voters being incorrectly flagged as noncitizens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of U.S. citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote,\u201d Sooknanan wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/71499795\/112\/league-of-women-voters-v-us-department-of-homeland-security\/\">in her 75-page opinion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision sparked criticism from prominent conservatives, including Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), who questioned Sooknanan\u2019s dual-citizenship history, and billionaire <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\">Elon Musk<\/a>, who <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2069441155608027449\">wrote on X<\/a>, \u201cThey didn\u2019t just import voters, they imported judges too.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan blocked President Trump&#8217;s SAVE citizenship verification system.<\/p>\n<p>It appears she kept her Trinidadian citizenship and pledged renunciation only \u201cif required by law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If judges can stop Presidents, they should not also be citizens of foreign nations. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nIRetph6a9\">pic.twitter.com\/nIRetph6a9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Eric_Schmitt\/status\/2069453165796233391?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling also prompted Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-mace\/\">Nancy Mace<\/a> (R-SC) to renew calls for a constitutional amendment that would require federal judges, members of Congress, and Senate-confirmed executive branch officials to be natural-born U.S. citizens. Sooknanan is originally from Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cForeign-born judge Sparkle Sooknanan blocked the use of an immigration database to clear illegal aliens from voter rolls,\u201d Mace <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1Bp5pshE4U\/\">wrote in a social media post<\/a> on Wednesday. \u201cThis is exactly why our constitutional amendment we introduced matters. Federal judges, Members of Congress, and Senate-confirmed officers must be natural-born American citizens. END THE FOREIGN TAKEOVER.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the new complaint concerns Sooknanan\u2019s conduct before she joined the federal bench, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/media\/1436006\/dl\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/media\/1436006\/dl\">it builds on evidence detailed<\/a> in the DOJ\u2019s April report examining the Biden administration\u2019s enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That report, based on more than 700,000 internal DOJ records, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >alleged senior department officials selectively pursued politically advantageous charges<\/a> under the FACE Act, the law that punishes obstruction of entry into abortion clinics and houses of worship, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-anti-abortion-activist-arrested-by-fbi-seeks-3-25-million-in-damages\/\" title=\"Family of anti...abortion activist arrested by FBI seeks .25 million in damages\">involving anti-abortion activists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration\u2019s<\/a> DOJ weaponization report, Sooknanan participated in discussions encouraging aggressive FACE Act prosecutions against anti-abortion protesters while downplaying violence targeting anti-abortion pregnancy resource centers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The complaint also cites internal emails showing Sooknanan offered her \u201cmany thanks\u201d to other DOJ personnel following the FBI raid and arrest of Pennsylvania anti-abortion activist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3017281\/anti-abortion-mark-houck-sues-doj\/\">Mark Houck<\/a> after agents executed a high-profile raid at his home despite his offer to surrender voluntarily. Houck was later acquitted on federal charges that critics described as politically motivated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">Screenshot from the Trump administration\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/06\/localimages\/Screenshot-2026-06-30-at-12.02.18-PM.png?w=632&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Justice Department)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The filing further alleges Sooknanan coordinated with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/southern-poverty-law-center\/\">Southern Poverty Law Center<\/a> on federal civil rights enforcement priorities and avoided compiling statistics requested for congressional oversight regarding alleged selective FACE Act enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the DOJ report, Democracy Restored argues public records indicate Sooknanan may have made misleading statements during her 2024 Senate confirmation hearing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During that hearing, Sooknanan <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/prospect.org\/2024\/04\/05\/2024-04-05-biden-nominee-sooknanan-testimony\/\">testified that she was \u201cnot lead counsel\u201d<\/a> in a controversial case handled while she worked at the law firm Jones Day. The complaint argues that testimony conflicts with contemporaneous Jones Day press releases describing her as leading the litigation team, as well as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> filings listing her as counsel of record.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur 250th anniversary serves as a reminder of how our Founders attempted to design a government that could not be weaponized against its opponents,\u201d Democracy Restored Director Houston Keene said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnfortunately that didn\u2019t stop officials in the Biden DOJ from trying just that. Judge Sooknanan\u2019s previous actions outlined in the Government Weaponization Report belie a clear and objective bias against pro-life U.S. citizens and that should be scrutinized,\u201d Keene added. \u201cAn investigation into Judge Sooknanan is critical, as her impartiality in the legal sphere has been heavily called into question, and appropriate action must be taken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sooknanan has not publicly responded to the allegations contained in the complaint. The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted her chambers for a response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The filing marks the latest in a growing series of ethics complaints targeting lawyers and judges involved in politically charged legal disputes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, 101 former judges and several liberal legal organizations filed a disciplinary complaint against acting Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/todd-blanche\/\">Todd Blanche<\/a>, alleging professional misconduct stemming from his leadership of the DOJ, as the Senate prepares to hold votes next month on his confirmation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the DOJ last month <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4567774\/doj-dc-bar-weaponizing-discipline\/\">sued the D.C. Bar<\/a>, alleging its disciplinary system has been administered in a politically discriminatory manner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The complaint against Sooknanan comes as other conservative watchdog groups have also increasingly used disciplinary complaints to challenge attorneys and judges they accuse of political bias.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, the Center to Advance Security in America filed an ethics complaint against D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel senior assistant attorney Jack Metzler, arguing his public social media activity <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4573439\/dc-bar-lawyer-withdraws-from-ed-martin-case\/\">demonstrated political bias<\/a> during an ethics investigation involving former interim U.S. attorney <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ed-martin\/\">Ed Martin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same organization later filed a judicial\u00a0misconduct complaint\u00a0against U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rhode-island\/\">Rhode Island<\/a>, alleging she raised false and politically motivated attacks against DOJ attorneys in litigation involving federal subpoenas seeking records related to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"369\">transgender<\/a> drug and hormone treatments for minors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4612664\/rhode-island-judge-misconduct-complaint-attacks-doj-lawyers\/\">RHODE ISLAND JUDGE FACES MISCONDUCT COMPLAINT OVER ATTACKS ON DOJ LAWYERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether the Office of Disciplinary Counsel opens a formal investigation into Sooknanan remains unclear. Under D.C. Bar procedures, complaints are initially screened before disciplinary authorities determine whether further investigation is warranted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full complaint below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"DR Bar Complaint_Sooknanan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/1056789568\/content?start_page=1&#038;view_mode=scroll&#038;access_key=key-v25nl5jVtG3EPd53SnX7\" tabindex=\"0\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; display: block;\"> <a title=\"View DR Bar Complaint_Sooknanan on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/1056789568\/DR-Bar-Complaint-Sooknanan#from_embed\" style=\"color: #098642; text-decoration: underline;\">  DR Bar Complaint_Sooknanan <\/a> by <a title=\"View reportoftheday's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/697301857\/reportoftheday#from_embed\" style=\"color: #098642; text-decoration: underline;\"> reportoftheday <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exclusive: Watchdog files misconduct claim against Judge Sooknanan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2621716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sparkle_sooknanan.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7076,4381,50433],"class_list":["post-2621715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-doj","tag-ethics","tag-judge-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sparkle_sooknanan.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2621715"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2621719,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621715\/revisions\/2621719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2621716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2621715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2621715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2621715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}