11.23.2011

"Significant number" of judges unqualified, but let's not spread it around

Ratings Shrink President’s List for Judgeships - NYTimes.com

WASHINGTON — The American Bar Association has secretly declared a significant number of President Obama’s potential judicial nominees “not qualified,” slowing White House efforts to fill vacant judgeships — and nearly all of the prospects given poor ratings were women or members of a minority group, according to interviews.

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