He called Esther Salas, a fellow federal judge in a different state. McConnell, an appointee of President Barack Obama, is the chief federal judge in Rhode Island. “You better tell little motherf—ing Judge McConnell, I don’t know who the hell he thinks he is,” the caller said. According to the Marshals Service, there were 564 threats to federal judges in the 2025 fiscal year, up from 509 the prior year. The post This federal judge ruled against Trump.