She states that the association has not fixed “the bias in its ratings process.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will no longer rely on the American Bar Association (ABA) to review the qualifications of its judicial nominees.
“For several decades, the American Bar Association has received special treatment and enjoyed special access to judicial nominees,” Attorney General Bondi wrote in a letter to ABA President William Bay. “In some administrations, the ABA received notice of nominees before a nomination was announced to the public. Some administrations would even decide whether to nominate an individual based on a rating assigned by the ABA.”
“Unfortunately, the ABA no longer functions as a fair arbiter of nominees’ qualifications, and its ratings invariably and demonstrably favor nominees put forth by Democratic administrations,” the attorney general wrote.
She stated, given the association’s “refusal to fix the bias in its ratings process,“ that “there is no justification for treating the ABA differently from such other activist organizations and the Department of Justice will not do so.“
Attorney General Bondi concluded, “The Office of Legal Policy will no longer direct nominees to provide waivers allowing the ABA access to non-public information, including bar records. Nominees will also not respond to questionnaires prepared by the ABA and will not sit for interviews with the ABA.“
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Attorney General Bondi to be led by the Lord as she heads the Justice Department.
- For DOJ officials as they vet the potential nominees for the department and judicial branch.
Sources: The Hill, Reuters, Townhall, Daily Wire
