Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. Donald Trump’s first attorney general pick quit before he could be fired (or, rather, not hired), the president-elect’s hush money sentencing was further postponed, and the Supreme Court issued an opinion that wasn’t much of an opinion at all. We’ll get to all that — but first, let’s talk judges.

Pam Bondi's critics say senators should ask her about a Trump campaign contribution, a denial of election results, lobbying for Qatar and an execution