Increasing chaos within tRUMP’s DO(in)J and how it effects the federal courts
Between the end of 2024 and March 2026, the federal government reportedly lost roughly 17 percent of its civilian lawyers. A New York Times story reported that more than 10,000 lawyers working for the federal government have left since the end of 2024 to March 2026. This unprecedented mass exodus of legal experts from the DOJ (roughly 1 out of every 5 DOJ lawyers) and the reluctance of the remaining legal staff to take over cases which may endanger their legal careers has left courts in shambles as their dockets are crowded with cases that cannot come to trial.
Junior lawyers are showing up in courts unprepared without even having time to review the cases. Federal judges are growing increasingly frustrated. The layoffs, firings and voluntary departures outpaced the number of lawyers who were hired in the administration, too, leaving some areas of the government understaffed and now scrambling to hire new talent.
In response to the analysis from the New York Times, Trump insisted that the purge of government lawyers was "very good."
Junior lawyers are showing up in courts unprepared without even having time to review the cases. Federal judges are growing increasingly frustrated. The layoffs, firings and voluntary departures outpaced the number of lawyers who were hired in the administration, too, leaving some areas of the government understaffed and now scrambling to hire new talent.
In response to the analysis from the New York Times, Trump insisted that the purge of government lawyers was "very good."
