National Law Journal: Committee Questions Texas U.S. District Judge Nominees
This excerpt is from a piece that originally ran on September 16, 2026.
In a Sept. 8 letter sent to Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley and Durbin, the Alliance for Justice—a nonprofit advocacy organization—urged Grassley and Durbin to reject Coker’s nomination.
Particularly because “his self proclaimed ‘most significant legal activities’ include implementing Project EJECT and helping carry out the largest ICE raid in American history,” according to the letter.
“Both of these campaigns wreaked significant havoc and caused lasting harm to some of the most marginalized communities in our country. Both were carried out when he served leadership roles, including serving as criminal chief for the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of Mississippi,” the letter says. His values and his life’s work do not suggest a commitment to fairness, independence or equal justice for all. Instead, he has weaponized the full force of the federal government to inflict lasting harm on immigrants, workers, and communities of color.”