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Judges and Judiciary

Aug. 20, 2002

ABA Chairman Takes Back Comments on Role in Judicial Screenings

WASHINGTON - It was only a few weeks ago that Roscoe Trimmier Jr., the man in charge of the American Bar Association's vetting of judicial nominees, admitted that the association's investigations aren't as revealing as they were before the Bush administration removed the ABA from its prenomination screening role.

By James Gordon Meek
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        WASHINGTON - It was only a few weeks ago that Roscoe Trimmier Jr., the man in charge of the American Bar Association's vetting of judicial nominees, admitted that the association's investigations aren't as revealing as they were before the Bush adminis...

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