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Follow on Google News | Iranian American Lawyers Association Statement on Judge TabaddorThe Iranian American Lawyers Association stands with several other organizations, including the National Association of Immigration Judges, Asian Law Center, Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, as well as the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans and Iranian American Bar Association, in support of Judge Tabaddor’s lawsuit. The DOJ’s sweeping recusal order sets a dangerous precedent which undermines the independence of the judiciary. Judges are appointed to the United States Immigration Courts not based on ethnicity, national origin, or religion, but rather on individual merits, education, training, and experience, which qualify them to serve as judges. For the DOJ to unilaterally issue such a sweeping recusal order threatens the diversity and independence of the judicial branch of government, diminishes the long standing freedom of judges to speak, teach, and volunteer outside of their professional capacity, and further undermines the independence of judges in exercising their own recusal determinations in the manner contemplated in the laws enacted by Congress, on a case-by-case basis, and strips the judiciary of powers vested in the judicial branch. As legal professionals whose mission is to preserve, protect, and maintain the integrity of the legal profession, the Iranian American Lawyers Association regards this as a matter of public interest, as the DOJ’s actions raise serious concerns as to the future of a diverse and independent judiciary that is integral to the functioning of our justice system. End
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