Judge revokes decision to retire, foiling Trump’s replacement plans

James Wynn takes rare step after two trial court judges do the same, prompting conservative complaints

A US appeals court judge has taken the rare step of revoking his decision to retire from active service on the bench, depriving Donald Trump of the ability to fill a judicial vacancy.

US circuit judge James Wynn, an appointee of Barack Obama on the fourth US circuit court of appeals based in Richmond, Virginia, disclosed his decision in a letter to Joe Biden on Friday.