The federal judiciary told staffers not to respond to a Trump administration email asking them to account for their work last week.
The Administrative Office of the US Courts said some judges and judiciary staff had received an email from the executive branch’s Office of Personnel Management directing individuals to reply with five accomplishments from the week prior, according to a Saturday evening email blast sent across the judiciary obtained by Bloomberg Law.
The judiciary office said they “suggest that no action be taken.”
“We will be communicating with OPM about this email, and we appreciate your patience and understanding,” the email said.
Spokespeople for the Administrative Office of the US Courts and Office of Personnel Management didn’t return requests for comment.
The OPM email, previewed by a post on X by Elon Musk, was sent across the federal government Saturday asking employees to explain their jobs by Monday night.
The emails to judges and federal court employees could represent an improper intrusion into the judiciary by the executive branch, in breach of the Constitution’s mandated separation of powers.
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