New York Appeals Court judges in Trump case donated routinely to Democrats, records show

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Despite some of the justices' past Democratic support, Trump has scored some wins before the Appellate Court in his recent appeals.
51% : The list of candidates from the justices' history of political donations includes a wide variety of New York elected officials, from state legislature candidates to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.50 REASONS WHY $70 MILLION PLUS IN SMALL DONATIONS POURED IN AFTER TRUMP VERDICTA review of federal and state election contribution records reveals that at least 14 of the 21 justices gave individual donations to Democratic campaigns and committees before their appointment to the Court.
46% : One justice who did not side with Trump is the newest member of the appellate panel, Associate Justice Marsha D. Michael.
43% : State campaign records show that some of the justices, when they served as judges in the lower courts, donated to Democratic candidates and campaign committees, an apparent violation of the New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics rules that prohibit partisan political activities of sitting judges.
43% : Friedman temporarily blocked Engoron's gag order on Trump, and Justice Anil Singh granted a stay that temporarily lifted Engoron's ruling that barred Trump, and his sons Donald, Jr. and Eric, from doing business in New York.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCourt observers note that there is no evidence that the personal political views of the jurists have influenced their rulings, but critics contend that the appearance of a possible conflict of interest is troubling.
38% : Her ruling gave the green light for the trial that eventually convicted Trump to proceed.
23% : Last year, James prosecuted Trump and won her successful $454 million real estate fraud case.
21% : "REP JORDAN URGES CONGRESS TO 'DEFUND LAWFARE ACTIVITIES' OF TRUMP PROSECUTORSTrump has accused Merchan of being "conflicted" because he donated $15 to President Joe Biden's 2016 election campaign - and $10 to a group called "Stop Republicans."

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