Biden-Appointed Judge Assigned to Oversee James Comey Case

Disgraced ex-FBI Director James Comey has finally been indicted, and justice is just around the corner…

Now, we’re going to have a fair trial. Right?

Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff — who was personally appointed by Joe Biden — has just been “randomly” selected to oversee the Comey case.

Take a look at this latest development:

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

The James Comey case just got assigned to a Biden-appointed judge, according to Politico.

Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff has the case.

— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) September 25, 2025

Now, this isn’t all bad news.

Keep in mind that Comey’s case will be decided by a jury, not a judge.

And, surprisingly, Judge Nachmanoff recently sided with the Trump administration on the case involving the firing of doctor who was trying to push COVID vaccines.

NEW: The Biden-appointed judge who will oversee the Comey case has had some brushes with Trump-world before.

Earlier this year, he allowed the CIA to fire a doctor targeted by MAGA for her Covid vaccine advocacy.https://t.co/y3Vx3JII0F pic.twitter.com/CGPW0dv06u

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 26, 2025

Politico has more details on this judge’s background:

U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff, a 2021 appointee of President Joe Biden, was randomly assigned Thursday evening to the Comey case, which quickly took on national urgency over questions about Trump’s deployment of federal prosecutorial power to exact revenge.

Nachmanoff, who sits in a federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, has had some brushes with Trump world before. As a federal magistrate judge, Nachmanoff presided over the 2019 arraignment of two associates of Rudy Giuliani — Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman — who were charged with campaign finance violations. He released them on a $1 million bond.

More recently, Nachmanoff permitted the CIA to fire a doctor who had been targeted by Trump’s allies for her role advocating for mandatory Covid vaccines in the military during a prior stint at the Pentagon.

Nachmanoff won confirmation to the federal bench on a 52-46 Senate vote, winning the support of just three Republican lawmakers: Lindsey Graham, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski.

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Unlike with countless Trump allies who were subjected to raids and forceful arrests, James Comey is expected to peacefully turn himself in roughly two weeks from now — on Friday, October 9th.

He will be represented by former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald.

From CBS News:

Comey’s attorney, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, said in a statement: “Jim Comey denies the charges filed today in their entirety. We look forward to vindicating him in the courtroom.”

Comey is set to be arraigned on the morning of Oct. 9 in Alexandria, Virginia.