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Oct. 8, 2018

Late ABA re-evaluation of Kavanaugh intended to send message to future judicial nominees

As the U.S. Senate moved toward sealing up the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh over the weekend, the American Bar Association said it is re-evaluating the judge’s rating—a move seen as too little, too late but intended to send a message to future federal judicial nominees.

Late ABA re-evaluation of Kavanaugh intended to send message to future judicial nominees
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. administers the Constitutional Oath to Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh in the Justices' Conference Room, Supreme Court Building. Ashley Kavanaugh holds the Bible.

As the U.S. Senate moved toward sealing up the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh over the weekend, the American Bar Association said it was re-evaluating the judge’s “well qualified” rating — a move seen by observers on both sides as too little, too late but intended to send a message to future federal judicial nominees.

In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Friday, Paul Moxley, the ABA’s Standing Committee chair, who is ...

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