Credit: Moyo StudioWith Donald Trump talking about "federalizing" DC in order to fight crime in the nation's capital, I think it's a good time to point out that a huge share of the city's criminal justice system is already under federal control. That starts with the US attorney's office, which, unlike a normal federal prosecutor's office, also does the job of a district attorney and prosecutes local crimes. More significantly, the basic local trial court — the DC Superior Court — is technically a federal court whose members need to be confirmed by the Senate.
More significantly, the basic local trial court — the DC Superior Court — is technically a federal court whose members need to be confirmed by the Senate. Senate majority leaders, understandably, are normally not that fired up about local trial courts in DC, and they don't like to spend floor time on these confirmations.