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American Bar Association (view source)
Revision as of 02:11, November 30, 2018
, 02:11, November 30, 2018→Rating candidates for federal judgeship
Conservative [[Clarence Thomas]] was given a split rating of “qualified” and “not qualified.” Judge [[Robert Bork]], the conservative whose nomination was rejected by the Senate in 1987, received a curious split decision, with the majority calling him “well qualified” but four members saying he was “unqualified.”
Conservative [[Clarence Thomas]] was given a split rating of “qualified” and “not qualified.” Judge [[Robert Bork]], the conservative whose nomination was rejected by the Senate in 1987, received a curious split decision, with the majority calling him “well qualified” but four members saying he was “unqualified.”
In another instance in 2017, the ABA rated Leonard Grasz, the [[Trump Administration]] nominee for the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as "not qualified" due to his pro-life stance on abortion and his past criticism of the ABA.<ref>Swoyer, Alex (November 1, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/1/american-bar-association-refers-conservatives-you-/ American Bar Association refers to conservatives as ‘you people’ when rating Trump’s judicial pick]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 2, 2017.</ref>
In another instance in 2017, the ABA rated Leonard Grasz, the [[Trump Administration]] nominee for the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as "not qualified" due to his pro-life stance on abortion and his past criticism of the ABA.<ref>Swoyer, Alex (November 1, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/1/american-bar-association-refers-conservatives-you-/ American Bar Association refers to conservatives as ‘you people’ when rating Trump’s judicial pick]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 2, 2017.</ref> The organization improperly maligned several other qualified originalist judicial nominees.<ref>Swoyer, Alex (November 29, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/27/cynthia-nance-bias-colors-trump-judicial-nominees-/ Biased screener undermining Trump judicial nominees, Republicans say]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 29, 2018.</ref><ref>Strassel, Kimberley A. (November 29, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-aba-strikes-back-1543534905 The ABA Strikes Back]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved November 29, 2018.</ref>
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==Further reading==