Trump-Appointed Judge Gets CFPB Lawsuit

Leandra English’s battle to temporarily head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be decided by Washington U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump nominee who’s only been on the bench since September.

Kelly’s first task will be to decide whether to grant her request for a temporary order barring President Donald Trump from naming budget director Mick Mulvaney to the post until a permanent director is selected. English’s complaint filed Sunday also seeks to block the former Republican congressman from South Carolina from taking any action.