American Bar Association Reverses Course on Justin Walker, Says He's 'Well Qualified' for DC Circuit
Source: Law & Crime
In a high-profile reversal of course, the American Bar Association (ABA) on Tuesday furnished federal circuit court nominee Justin Walker, 38, with a Well Qualified rating, less than a year after the organization said he was Not Qualified to serve on the district court where he currently presides.
In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Chairman of the ABAs Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary William C. Hubbard said that a majority of the Standing Committee was of the opinion that Judge Walker was Well Qualified to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, though smaller factions of the committee also found him Qualified and Not Qualified.
The D.C. Circuit Court is widely considered the second most powerful court in the nation, behind the U.S. Supreme Court due to its jurisdiction in the nations capital, which means it overhears issues pertaining to Congress and federal administrative agencies. Just a few hours ago, the Philadelphia Bar Association said Walker was not qualified for the lofty role and cited the ABAs prior opinion of Walker.
Less than one year ago, a majority of the ABA rated Walker as Not Qualified, claiming he did not have the requisite trial or litigation experience or its equivalent to serve as a district court judge.
Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/american-bar-association-reverses-course-on-justin-walker-says-hes-well-qualified-for-d-c-circuit/
Dude is 38 years old.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,783 posts)Bribery or threats?
kacekwl
(7,020 posts)CDC. Maybe they could tell you.
bucolic_frolic
(43,236 posts)elleng
(131,028 posts)NotHardly
(1,062 posts)Cadfael
(1,299 posts)Has the membership of the committee appreciably changed within the last year?
turbinetree
(24,709 posts)Calista241
(5,586 posts)dixiechiken1
(2,113 posts)It's not like Senate Republicans give one happy monkey fuck about anyone's qualification or competency. Ideology is all that matters. And money. And Power.
MsLeopard
(1,265 posts)Happy monkey fuck made me spray the iPad! Welcome to DU!
Ford_Prefect
(7,914 posts)ancianita
(36,126 posts)If you don't have the courts, you've got nothing."
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)mountain grammy
(26,638 posts)bribery, threatening families.. I think the GOP is doing all that and more.
LastDemocratInSC
(3,647 posts)Then was magically made a lower level judge of some kind, then magically worked for years to get experience as a judge. All in a short time!