A number of young and prominent Trump-appointed judges are writing their opinions with provocative language, diving into the culture wars in ways offering an audition for a future Supreme Court opening…

What we’re watching: James Ho, 45, sitting on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, has called abortion a “moral tragedy.”…

What they’re saying: J. Michael Luttig, a former U.S. Court of Appeals judge appointed by the late President George H.W. Bush, told Axios: “Ideally, federal judges would make few, if any, extrajudicial comments in their opinions — and none in their public speeches and remarks.”

“The former is exceedingly difficult to honor in practice over a long period of service on the bench, but every attempt should be made,” he said.