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Three exceptionally distinguished conservative judges, [[Richard A. Posner]] and [[Frank H. Easterbrook]], both on the federal appeals court in Chicago, and [[J. Harvie Wilkinson III]], on the federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., all received a mixed ratings in which a majority of the committee found them “qualified” and a minority “not qualified.”
Three exceptionally distinguished conservative judges, [[Richard A. Posner]] and [[Frank H. Easterbrook]], both on the federal appeals court in Chicago, and [[J. Harvie Wilkinson III]], on the federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., all received a mixed ratings in which a majority of the committee found them “qualified” and a minority “not qualified.”
Recent Supreme Court nominees, including conservatives [[John G. Roberts Jr.]] and [[Samuel A. Alito Jr.]], and liberals [[Stephen G. Breyer]] and [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] all received the group’s highest rating. Bush nominee Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination before the bar association issued a rating; both liberals and conservatives opposed her.
Recent Supreme Court nominees, including conservatives [[John. Roberts]] and [[Samuel Alito]], and liberals [[Stephen Breyer]] and [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] all received the group’s highest rating. Bush nominee Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination before the bar association issued a rating; both liberals and conservatives opposed her.
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.”
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Abel, Richard L. ''American Lawyers.'' (1989). 406 pp.
* Abel, Richard L. ''American Lawyers.'' (1989). 406 pp.