District Judge James Wesley Hendrix has been criticized by the U.S. Supreme Court despite his careful and faithful discharge of duties under pressure, according to legal scholars and judges. Paul Cassell, writing in the Wall Street Journal, described the Supreme Court's treatment of Hendrix as an injustice. U.S. Circuit Judge James Ho of the Fifth Circuit Court, based in Texas, publicly rebuked the Supreme Court's actions and emphasized the proper role of judges, including his colleagues and superiors. Ho also concurred with the decision to assign the case A.A.R.P. v. Trump to a new panel for reargument, signaling judicial concern over the Supreme Court's handling of lower court judges like Hendrix. Chief Justice John Roberts and other Supreme Court justices were called upon to apologize to Hendrix for the unfair treatment.