D.C. Circuit Pick Once Rated Unqualified Gets Top ABA Mark (1)

May 5, 2020, 9:35 PM UTCUpdated: May 6, 2020, 1:02 AM UTC

President Donald Trump’s latest nominee for the court regarded as the second highest in the land, received a “Well Qualified” rating from the American Bar Association on Tuesday less than a year after it found him “Not Qualified” for his trial court seat in Kentucky.

A majority of the ABA’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, a group that rates nominees and is separate from its membership organization, gave Justin Walker the committee’s highest mark on the eve of his confirmation hearing for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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