The federal judge who was assigned to oversee a criminal tax case into Hunter Biden has a nefarious link to the co-chair of President Joe Biden’s campaign.

According to Fox News, U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika will oversee Biden’s plea on July 26, his scheduled court date in Delaware.

Former President Donald Trump nominated Noreika to assume the position of U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Delaware following consultations with both Democratic senators from Delaware. The appointment was made to fill the vacancy left by Judge Gregory Sleet.

The Senate Judiciary Committee conducted a hearing on Noreika’s nomination in February 2018, and a month later, the committee approved her nomination through a voice vote. In August 2018, she received her judicial commission.

“Upon being nominated to the post by Trump in December 2017, Noreika, a former patent attorney out of Delaware, received support from Delaware Sens. Chris Coons and Tom Carper,” Fox News noted.

According to the American Constitution Society, under the blue slip tradition, judicial nominees are granted a confirmation hearing only if they obtain support from both of their home-state senators.

“Delaware’s courts are renowned for their judges’ expertise. Maryellen Noreika and Colm Connolly are two highly-respected, sought-after attorneys who have displayed a vast knowledge of the law and a thorough understanding of the courts during their extensive careers working in the Delaware judicial system,” Carper said of Noreika’s nomination in December 2017.

Coons also echoed that praise at the time: “Colm Connolly and Maryellen Noreika are seasoned attorneys, with impressive trial skills, deep experience in federal practice, and profound respect for the law. I am confident that they will both be capable jurists, and I look forward to their confirmation hearings.”

The outlet noted further:

A Fox News Digital report from April found that Hunter Biden served as an outside adviser at one time to Coons, and was instrumental in helping him fundraise for his successful 2010 Senate bid using his network of in-state and out-of-state business associates to contribute to Coons’ campaign.

According to emails from Hunter’s abandoned laptop, which have been verified by Fox News Digital, Coons met with Hunter and his longtime business partner Eric Schwerin in June 2010, just weeks before Hunter started hosting fundraising events for the future senator. On June 26, 2010, Coons emailed Hunter thanking him for their meeting earlier in the week.

Federal Election Commission records indicate that Noreika, who is viewed by some as a possible candidate for a federal judgeship in the Federal Circuit under President Biden, has made political donations totaling at least $15,000 to candidates from both major parties since 1999.

Hunter Biden has reached an agreement to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of willful failure to pay federal income tax. Additionally, he will enter into a pretrial diversion agreement related to a distinct felony charge concerning the possession of a firearm by an individual who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.

If found guilty, Biden could potentially face a maximum sentence of 12 months in prison for each of the tax charges, totaling up to two years. As for the firearm charge to which he has agreed to a diversion program, the maximum penalty is 10 years of imprisonment.