Now McConnell, sitting since 2019 as chief judge of the U.S. District Court, is at the center of a high-stakes legal battle between Democratic states and President Donald Trump’s administration over a ...

A Georgia congressman is promising to file impeachment articles against Rhode Island’s chief federal judge after he ruled ...

After hearing arguments Friday, Judge John McConnell Jr. said he will rule within a week on whether to further require the ...

President of the Rhode Island Bar Association defends RI Judge who's faced threats and criticism after blocking Trump's ...

It took three times for President Barack Obama’s nomination of John J. “Jack” McConnell Jr ... Here's more about the Rhode Island judge at the center of the national court case fighting ...

U.S. District Chief Judge John “Jack” McConnell Jr., who was nominated by President Obama in 2010 and has served as chief ...

U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell said he hopes to issue a ruling in the coming week on states' bid for an injunction.

The Rhode Island Bar Association said it is supporting Judge John McConnell, who is presiding over the Trump administration ...

A federal judge in Rhode Island is making national headlines after he halted President Donald Trump's federal funding freeze.