Trump did not appoint judges on the basis of their potential loyalty to him
Oh, please. That’s exactly why he appointed Amy Coney Barrett.
And the Texas case was a bad joke. It was widely seen as Paxton’s application for a Presidential pardon. Competent lawyers would not have bothered to file it. Competent lawyers factor in standing before filing suit.
Yup, that's why she really helped him out in the Texas case.
I suppose competent lawyers would have just dismissed all the evidence cited above, especially if they were democrat lawyers.