Justice Connection’s Campaign to Derail Emil Bove’s Elevation to The Third Circuit

“It’s unconscionable to even consider elevating someone to the judiciary who told DOJ lawyers that saying ‘F-you’ to courts was on the table,” said Stacey Young, executive director and founder of Justice Connection. “Emil Bove is a principal architect of this administration’s project to bulldoze over the separation of powers and the rule of law. It should go without saying that anyone who believes court orders can be defied belongs nowhere near the federal bench.”

Stacey Young of Justice Connection, a group that advocates for former department employees, including some of those Mr. Bove has dismissed, said confirming him only carried risks. His testimony “proved again today why he is such a dangerous nominee,” she said. “It’s possible to be smart, experienced and morally bankrupt. If you are No. 3, No. 1 and No. 2 can’t save you.”

Justice Connection, a coalition of former Justice Department officials, released a video on Monday with statements from formal federal prosecutors warning the public of Bove’s alleged unlawful practices.

Stacey Young, who resigned from the D.O.J. in January and founded Justice Connection, a group that supports Department employees, estimates that