US District Judge William Alsup, a Clinton appointee, declined to stay his previous order rehiring thousands of probationary employees across six federal agencies and accused the OPM chief of violating his court order.
Judge Alsup on Thursday said the Trump Administration’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) illegally fired thousands of probationary employees.
The activist judge ordered the Trump Administration to rehire thousands of fired probationary employees in six federal agencies.
Alsup blasted the Trump Administration and said he felt “misled by the US Government” as he ordered six federal agencies to offer reinstatement to fired probationary workers.
“It is a sad day when our government would fire some good employee and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that’s a lie,” Judge Alsup said. “That should not have been done in our country. It was a sham in order to avoid statutory requirements.”
The six government agencies include: VA, DOD, Energy, Interior, Treasury and Agriculture.
On Saturday, Judge Alsup declined to pause his order and said the acting OPM Chief’s failure to testify violated his court order, Politico’s Josh Gerstein reported.
“This order pauses to address defendants’ attempts to frustrate fact-finding. The defense submitted a single declaration, from defendant Charles Ezell, in opposition to plaintiffs’ motion for a TRO. The undersigned ordered defendant Ezell to appear for cross examination at the subsequent evidentiary hearing, or, alternatively, to submit to a deposition at his convenience. Plaintiffs were likewise ordered to make their declarants available for examination. Defendants chose to withdraw the Ezell declaration to avoid submitting its declarant to examination, in violation of this Court’s order,” the judge wrote.
JUST IN: Judge William Alsup declines to stay his order requiring rehiring of probationary employees at 6 federal departments, calls OPM acting chief failure to testify ‘violation of this court’s order.’ Doc: https://t.co/YbKxQGkwFg Earlier: https://t.co/OKSsElfZHw
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) March 16, 2025
The White House responded to Judge Alsup’s order last week.
The Trump Administration immediately appealed his order.
“A single judge is attempting to unconstitutionally seize the power of hiring and firing from the Executive Branch. The President has the authority to exercise the power of the entire executive branch – singular district court judges cannot abuse the power of the entire judiciary to thwart the President’s agenda,” Karoline Leavitt said.
If a federal district court judge would like executive powers, they can try and run for President themselves. The Trump Administration will immediately fight back against this absurd and unconstitutional order,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
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