Judges Question DOJ’s Integrity: Is the “Presumption of Regularity” Dead?
In a provocative discourse that’s resonating widely on social media, Hon. Nancy Gertner, a former U.S. District Judge, has spotlighted a growing concern among judges regarding the Department of Justice (DOJ). Her assertion that the government no longer deserves the “presumption of regularity”—a fundamental legal principle that typically grants governmental actions the benefit of the doubt—has sparked fervent discussions about the integrity of federal actions in recent years. The concept of presumption of regularity holds that the courts will assume government officials act in good faith unless evidence suggests otherwise. This principle has long been a bedrock of legal proceedings.












