This sounds spoopy
Judge Emmett Sullivan Hires High-Powered DC Attorney to Fight Flynn Mandamus Case in Appeals Court
Sullivan hired the attorney who represented Kavanaugh.
Just when I think it couldn’t get any crazier. Judges can’t hire lawyers to defend their actions to a higher court. You know what a lawyer who helps a judge write an opinion or a legal brief to a higher court is called? A law clerk. And they work for the US government. An outside lawyer is not part of any rules I have ever heard of.
I suspect the appeals court, after they get over the shock of what this judge is doing, is going to tell him that a submission by a private lawyer representing the judge will not be allowed. If he’s not capable of writing his own reasons down on paper, what was he doing judging General Flynn’s case? If I were them, I would also refer the matter to the Supreme Court for review of judicial conduct.