{"id":2626103,"date":"2026-07-07T13:59:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abe-hamadeh-moves-to-impeach-judge-sparkle-sooknanan-after-save-ruling\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:01:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:01:56","slug":"abe-hamadeh-moves-to-impeach-judge-sparkle-sooknanan-after-save-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abe-hamadeh-moves-to-impeach-judge-sparkle-sooknanan-after-save-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Abe Hamadeh moves to impeach Judge Sparkle Sooknanan after SAVE ruling"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fabe-hamadeh-moves-to-impeach-judge-sparkle-sooknanan-after-save-ruling%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=2626103&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>The article discusses the Republican backlash against U.S.District Judge sparkle Sooknanan following her decision to block the implementation of a voter citizenship verification database, known as the revised SAVE system. Arizona Republican Rep. Abe Hamadeh announced plans to introduce articles of impeachment against her, accusing her of exceeding her constitutional authority and undermining election integrity. Hamadeh criticized the judge&#8217;s ruling as an overreach that subverted President Trump\u2019s efforts to verify voter citizenship. <\/p>\n<p>Sooknanan, a judge known for her opposition to the Trump management\u2019s policies, issued a detailed ruling stating that the government violated privacy laws by sharing outdated and perhaps inaccurate citizenship data, which led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-are-republicans-advancing-a-bill-that-lets-outsiders-buy-a-south-dakota-address-and-use-it-to-vote\/\" title=\"Why are ...ublicans pushing a bill allowing non-residents to purchase a South Dakota address for voting\">voter registration issues<\/a>. The ruling has sparked strong conservative criticism, with some questioning her dual citizenship and calling for constitutional amendments for federal judges. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the intense political rhetoric, removing her from office would face significant hurdles, as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal judges serve lifetime appointments<\/a> and can only be removed via impeachment and conviction, which historically has been rare. Additionally,a bar complaint accusing her of dishonesty was filed,but efforts to impeach her are unlikely to succeed in the Senate. The controversy highlights tensions over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-devastating-consequences-of-the-democrat-for-the-people-act\/\" title=\"4 Devastating Consequences Of The Democrat ...For The People Act\u2019\">election security measures<\/a> and judicial independence.  <\/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\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\">Republican<\/a> backlash against U.S. District Judge <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4619779\/judge-blocks-voter-database-social-security-citizenship-records\/\">Sparkle Sooknanan<\/a> intensified Monday as Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3915473\/abe-hamadeh-propose-dual-citizenship-question-census\/\">Abe Hamadeh<\/a> (R-AZ) announced plans to introduce articles of impeachment over her decision blocking President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> voter citizenship verification database.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamadeh said he will introduce the articles on Thursday, accusing the judge, appointed by former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a>, of exceeding her constitutional authority <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4619779\/judge-blocks-voter-database-social-security-citizenship-records\/\">when she halted<\/a> the administration\u2019s revised Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, database.<\/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\/house\/4635578\/democrats-bury-trump-world-subpoenas-financial-disclosure\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats plan to bury Trumpworld in subpoenas after $2 billion financial disclosure<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4635208\/brendan-boyle-independence-hall-america-250\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Brendan Boyle brings Congress back to \u2018where it all began\u2019 in Philadelphia to mark 250 years of American independence<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4635208\/brendan-boyle-brings-congress-back-to-where-it-all-began-in-philadelphia-to-mark-250-years-of-american-independence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Brendan Boyle brings Congress back to \u2018where it all began\u2019 in Philadelphia to mark 250 years of American independence<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., speaks at a Turning Point USA event Friday, April 17, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26107752947952.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) speaks at a Turning Point USA event Friday, April 17, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJudge Sparkle L. Sooknanan\u2019s egregious overreaching ruling blocking President Trump\u2019s common-sense effort to verify the citizenship of those who want to vote in our elections was the final straw,\u201d Hamadeh <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepAbeHamadeh\/status\/2074283467169554702\">wrote Monday<\/a> on his congressional X account.<\/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\">\u201cIt was a blatant and unlawful subversion of the President\u2019s executive authority and a direct assault on election integrity,\u201d he added. \u201cOn Thursday, Congressman Hamadeh will be introducing articles of impeachment to remove her from the bench and restore the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate post on his personal X account, Hamadeh wrote that Sooknanan\u2019s \u201cpower grab against President Trump cannot be tolerated,\u201d accusing \u201crogue judges\u201d of undermining the rule of law.<\/p>\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\">I&#8217;m filing articles of impeachment against &#8220;Judge&#8221; Sparkle L. Sooknanan.<\/p>\n<p>Her power grab against President Trump cannot be tolerated. Rogue judges like her are destroying the rule of law while communists undermine America.<\/p>\n<p>We have the RIGHT to know that only AMERICANS are voting\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8bATJM3h2f\">pic.twitter.com\/8bATJM3h2f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abe Hamadeh (@AbrahamHamadeh) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AbrahamHamadeh\/status\/2074219637030768792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 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\">Sooknanan has emerged as a prominent judicial adversary of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> after issuing a ruling last month that blocked the implementation of a modified version of the SAVE database, which combines <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/page\/27\/\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> citizenship records with Social Security Administration data to help states verify voter eligibility.<\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her 75-page opinion, Sooknanan concluded the administration likely violated the Privacy Act and Social Security Act by sharing the revised database with states despite concerns over inaccuracies. She found that some eligible voters had already been incorrectly flagged as noncitizens, resulting in canceled voter registrations.<\/p>\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\/07\/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. (Courtesy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote,\u201d Sooknanan wrote. \u201cThis Court cannot stand idly by while that happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration has disputed the ruling, arguing the alleged database inaccuracies do not justify blocking the program, and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice Department<\/a> has signaled its plans to appeal the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.<\/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\">The order issued by Sooknanan matters greatly to Hamadeh\u2019s home state of Arizona. The state\u2019s Republican Senate President Warren Petersen <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.285454\/gov.uscourts.dcd.285454.118.1.pdf\">filed an amicus brief<\/a> to the docket, arguing the judge should grant a stay \u201cbecause elections are already underway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd the public interest favors maintaining existing election-related processes and systems for States while the appeal proceeds,\u201d the brief argued, pointing to the government\u2019s claim that many \u201cstate and local agencies rely on the modified SAVE system to maintain accurate voter-registration lists and verify eligibility for\u201d voting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling has made Sooknanan a lightning rod among conservatives. Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4631748\/trump-worst-case-scenario-birthright-citizenship\/\">Eric Schmitt<\/a> (R-MO) questioned her dual-citizenship history following the decision, while Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-mace\/\">Nancy Mace<\/a> (R-SC) renewed her call for a constitutional amendment requiring federal judges, members of Congress, and Senate-confirmed executive branch officials to be natural-born U.S. citizens.<\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sooknanan also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/1056789568\/DR-Bar-Complaint-Sooknanan#from_embed\">became the subject of a bar complaint<\/a> filed last week by the watchdog group Democracy Restored, which accused the judge of dishonesty and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice during her tenure as a senior DOJ official.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4630658\/judge-sparkle-sooknanan-complaint-doj\/\">BAR COMPLAINT ACCUSES BIDEN-APPOINTED DISTRICT JUDGE OF DISHONESTY DURING DOJ TENURE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite Hamadeh\u2019s pledge, removing Sooknanan from office would face long odds. Even if the Republican-controlled House impeached her by a simple majority \u2014 itself far from certain in the closely divided chamber \u2014 the effort would almost certainly stall in the Senate, where a two-thirds vote is required to convict and remove a federal judge.<\/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\">Federal judges hold lifetime appointments under Article III of the Constitution and can be removed only through impeachment by the House and conviction by the Senate. Only eight federal judges have been removed through that process in the 250 years of U.S. history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP targets Judge Sooknanan over voting database ruling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2626106,"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\/07\/MixCollage-07-Jul-2026-12-06-PM-5617.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[82347,3636,82348,32142,82349],"class_list":["post-2626103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-abe-hamadeh","tag-impeachment","tag-judge-sparkle-sooknanan","tag-legal-action","tag-save-ruling"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MixCollage-07-Jul-2026-12-06-PM-5617.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626103","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=2626103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2626108,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626103\/revisions\/2626108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2626106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2626103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2626103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2626103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}