Retired Conservative Judge Becomes Latest Republican to Endorse Harris
A retired conservative federal judge and legal scholar became the latest prominent Republican to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris over the GOP’s nominee, former President Donald Trump.
J. Michael Luttig, a retired federal judge on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, according to CNN—a boost which came on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
“In the presidential election of 2024 there is only one political party and one candidate for the presidency that can claim the mantle of defender and protector of America’s Democracy, the Constitution, and the Rule of Law,” Luttig said in a statement. The retired judge said he planned to “unhesitatingly vote” for the Democratic nominee for the first time in his life.