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| Ratings Shrink PresidentÂ’s List for Judgeships |
| 2011-11-25 |
| 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. The White House has chosen not to nominate any person the bar association deemed unqualified, so their identities and negative ratings have not been made public. But the association’s judicial vetting committee has opposed 14 of the roughly 185 potential nominees the administration asked it to evaluate, according to a person familiar with the matter. The number of Obama prospects deemed “not qualified” already exceeds the total number opposed by the group during the eight-year administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush; the rejection rate is more than three and a half times as high as it was under either of the previous two presidencies, documents and interviews show. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #6 any redeeming qualities Sure he has redeeming qualities. Given the power of his position with respect to foreign affairs, I'll take stupid & lazy, over stupid & energetic any day of the week. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-11-25 16:09 |
| #5 What Frank said. Also, can anyone fathom the damage this is going to do to our Legal System in the long term and the citizens that must live beneath it? I shall not forgive this man for destroying this wonderful nation. He shall have ruined too many lives to have any redeeming qualities. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-11-25 13:14 |
| #4 Ideology, not competence, has been the hallmark of Zero's appointments - judicial and executive |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-11-25 12:10 |
| #3 "All the King's horses, and all the King's men", P2K. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-11-25 11:33 |
| #2 Term limits would solve some of those issues. Since the Judiciary has empowered itself well beyond its original authority to stick its nose into the affairs of the everyday life of the citizenry, its time for direct accountability. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-11-25 11:15 |
| #1 The American Bar Association has secretly declared a significant number of President Obama's Fixed that for ya Beavis. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-11-25 10:28 |