On August 1, 2025 Carmen Russell-Sluchansky published an article titled: Democrats and court watchers express concern for controversial new member of consequential 3rd Circuit Court
“Kadida Kenner, CEO of the New Pennsylvania Project and co-chair of Why Courts Matter – Pennsylvania, said that Bove is ‘unfit for the bench’ and that she worries that the court’s new makeup means the outcome of a similar election case will be different next time.
‘My first thought when I heard the news was, I hope [Bove] never gets to hear a voting rights case that’s going to impact Pennsylvania,’ she said. “I think he was put in place specifically to make decisions about our 2026 and 2028 elections here in the commonwealth. I think this is all strategic. I think he was put in place to carry out what it is he’s supposed to do.'”