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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> 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><ref>Adelmann, Bob (October 31, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/item/33895-aba-declares-trump-s-9th-circuit-court-nominee-not-qualified ABA Declares Trump’s 9th Circuit Court Nominee “Not Qualified”]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 31, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-aba-strikes-again-11572475604 The ABA Strikes Again]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2019.</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>Multiple references:

*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.

*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.

*Adelmann, Bob (October 31, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/item/33895-aba-declares-trump-s-9th-circuit-court-nominee-not-qualified ABA Declares Trump’s 9th Circuit Court Nominee “Not Qualified”]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

*[https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-aba-strikes-again-11572475604 The ABA Strikes Again]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

*Jipping, Thomas (November 8, 2019). [https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/469601-an-unfair-bar-to-judicial-nominees An unfair 'bar' to judicial nominees]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 8, 2019.</ref>

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