American Bar Association Quietly Closes Kavanaugh Assessment: Report
Kevin Daley on October 15, 2018
The American Bar Association (ABA) will not revoke its “well qualified†rating for Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, after allegations of sexual and professional misconduct prompted the group to reopen its review of Kavanaugh’s record.
An unnamed ABA official told CNN that the ABA rules provide that the review process should close with the nominee’s confirmation.
“Per the published policy and historical practice of the Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, once a justice or judge is confirmed, the Standing Committee’s rating process is closed,†according to the ABA’s standing committee on the federal judiciary.
The standing committee’s evaluations are separate and distinct from the Bar Association, though the ABA itself urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to postpone its consideration of Kavanaugh’s nomination pending the completion of an FBI investigation.
The ABA is the largest professional lawyers organization in the United States.
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