On the face of it, Judge McFadden probably earned himself major brownie points on his way to becoming a Supreme Court jurist one day. Call me a conspiracy theorist (and a cynic), but I think the far-right radicals notice such things and will reward those judges who play along to get along. Source: Ryan Reilly/NBC News WASHINGTON — A federal judge nominated by former President Donald Trump gave a “break” Friday to a man who used bear spray during the Jan.