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PhotoHONG KONG ? President Trump?s public criticism of a federal judge who blocked his travel ban was condemned across the political spectrum as an assault on judicial independence. In his post, which captures a screenshot of one of Mr. Trump?s caustic tweets about Judge Robart where the president calls him a ?so-called judge,? Judge He also takes aim at violence against jurists in China, bringing up a case of the killing of a retired judge in the southern region of Guangxi. Finder said that Judge He was an avowed ?SCOTUS junkie? who translates books about the United States Supreme Court and works on the court?s judicial reform committee. He Fan, a judge working at the Supreme People?s Court of China, published a scathing blog post about Mr. Trump?s reaction to Judge James L. Robart?s recent ruling blocking key parts of his executive order that barred visitors from seven mostly Muslim countries. Finder, who has known Judge He for about three years and has written for his blog.