U.S. Supreme Court,
Judges and Judiciary,
State Bar & Bar Associations
Oct. 4, 2018
This is not the demeanor of a ‘well qualified’ judge
On Aug. 31, the American Bar Association gave Judge Brett Kavanaugh its highest rating of “Well Qualified” in connection with his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court; the ABA should revisit that rating.
Stephen F. Rohde
Email: rohdevictr@aol.com
Stephen is a retired civil liberties lawyer and contributor to the Los Angeles Review of Books, is author of American Words for Freedom and Freedom of Assembly.
On Aug. 31, the American Bar Association gave Judge Brett Kavanaugh its highest rating of "Well Qualified" in connection with his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. To earn the highest rating, among other things, a Supreme Court nominee "must be a preeminent member of the legal profession," and must "meet the very highest standards of integrity, professional competence and judicial temperament." In evaluating "integrity," the ABA considers "the nominee's character"...
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