This is 100% NOT how judges are appointed!
So totally illegal!!!
Okay #ImmigrationJudges are different. Unfortunately.
Immigration judges act as representatives of the #USAG & can only act acc/to authority delegated by the AG or by the #Immigration & Nationality Act (#INA). They are not part of the judicial branch of govt, but are quasi-judicials, formerly known as “special inquiry officers”.
Still, I don’t know how you can have #MILITARY lawyers in the role.