‘F*** ICE’: Illinois Liberal Judge Keeps Bench While Conservative Judge Fights Removal

‘F*** ICE’: Illinois Liberal Judge Keeps Bench While Conservative Judge Fights Removal

A liberal Cook County, Il. judge posted “F@CK ICE” on her personal social media but has not faced any repercussions in the past two weeks. However, a former traffic court judge in the same system remains off the bench for conservative comments he made while retired, raising concerns about double standards.

Judge Cynthia Ramirez, who serves in the juvenile division of the Cook County system, made the comments following a controversial shooting of an illegal immigrant in Maine, CWB Chicago reported.

A Cook County judge was removed from the bench after two bar groups complained about a column he wrote for a conservative news site as a private citizen.

But this judge, who expresses liberal and anti-Trump views online, seems to be in the clear.https://t.co/d1a2XD49dC

— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) July 24, 2026

Ramirez regularly posts her liberal opinions on Facebook, according to screenshots compiled by CWB Chicago. She has called Trump a “moron” and a “modern-day Hitler,” accusing him of “vilifying Latino immigrants.”

But Ramirez remains on the bench, while Judge James Brown remains on ice himself.

As previously covered by Legal Insurrection, Judge Brown is currently battling his removal by the Illinois Supreme Court. Brown answered the call in 2025 to return to service to help clear a backlog of cases in the Cook County court system, which includes Chicago.

To whom Cynthia Ramirez is referring is a mystery.

What is not a mystery is this Cynthia Ramirez is a Cook County Circuit Judge in the Juvenile Justice Division.

Why would a Cook County judge post “F@ck ICE” on social media? pic.twitter.com/wXr8a3tQUm

— Chicago Contrarian (@ChicagoContrar1) July 14, 2026

Though he cleared 1,000 cases in just six weeks, he soon found himself removed after two left-wing groups objected to comments he made against transgenderism and in support of Trump, as Legal Insurrection previously reported. The court did not give him an opportunity to defend himself through a formal hearing.

Brown’s comments were all made while he was retired for the first time. A federal judge ruled earlier this summer that the judge’s lawsuit can continue.

The Liberty Justice Center, which is representing Brown, criticized the double standards, saying the “same bar associations that demanded our client, Judge James R. Brown’s removal over political commentary have expressed no comparable public concern.”

“If Rule 1.2 required Judge Brown’s immediate removal, how does a sitting judge’s profane denunciation of a federal law-enforcement agency promote public confidence in her independence, temperament, and impartiality,” the group asked on X.

Brown, a retired Cook County judge, wrote a political opinion column before returning to the bench.

The Illinois Supreme Court removed him through a one-sentence order—no notice, no hearing, and no due process.

It later cited Rule 1.2, which requires judges to promote public…

— Liberty Justice Center (@LJCenter) July 23, 2026

At issue is fairness, not Ramirez’s specific political views, the legal group argued.

“Free speech cannot mean that public servants are protected only when their opinions please those controlling their appointments,” Liberty Justice Center wrote on X.

“Due process cannot mean patience for favored officials but a one-sentence order for disfavored ones.”

[Featured image via Chicago Contrarian]

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