President Trump has often locked horns with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of⁤ Appeals,‍ with the once left-leaning court putting a persistent ⁤drag on ⁤his first-term agenda.

And now, even after remaking the ‍bench with‍ his own appointees,⁤ the president is still‌ tangling with the west Coast’s federal appellate court – ‌a situation poised to boil⁤ over as the circuit juggles multiple challenges to his use of the National Guard to police American streets.

“I appointed the judge and he goes like that – I⁤ wasn’t served well,” Trump ‍told reporters Sunday, lashing out at ⁢U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut of Portland, Ore., after ⁣she temporarily blocked the deployment of federalized troops.

“To have a judge like that, that judge ought to be ashamed of himself,” ⁢Trump saeid, referring to Immergut, who is a woman.

The president ‍has long‍ railed​ against judges who rule against him, calling them “monsters,” “deranged” and “radical” at various points in the ‌past.

Trump has also occasionally sniped at conservative jurists, including Chief Justice⁢ john G. Roberts Jr., whom he called ‍”disgraceful”‌ after the Supreme‌ court rejected his bid to overturn⁤ the 2020 election.

But this weekend’s spat marked a shift in his willingness to go after his own appointees – ⁢a turn ⁤experts say could ‍become much sharper⁣ as his‍ picks to the appellate bench​ test his ambition to put ‌boots on the ground in major cities ‌across the U.S.

“The⁣ fact that a⁢ pretty conservative judge ruled the way she did is an indication that some conservative judges would rule similarly,” said ilya somin,‌ a law ⁢professor⁣ at george Mason​ University and a constitutional⁢ scholar at the Cato Institute.

The 9th Circuit handed ‌the governance an early victory in⁢ the troop fight this spring, finding that courts must ⁢give “a great level of‍ deference” to the president to decide whether facts on the ground warrant military intervention.

That ruling is set to be reviewed by a larger appellate panel,and could ultimately ‌be reversed. The circuit‌ is also ⁣now set​ to review a⁣ September ‌decision barring federalized troops in California from aiding in civilian law enforcement, and also ⁣Immergut’s ⁢temporary