ABA Defends Judge Nominee Vetting Process in Letter to Bondi (1)

The American Bar Association defended its process for vetting judicial nominees after the Justice Department blocked the organization from evaluating President Donald Trump’s picks for the federal bench.

In a letter Tuesday to Attorney General Pam Bondi, ABA president William Bay said the organization is “both surprised and disappointed” in the Justice Department’s decision.

“The changes the Justice Department is apparently imposing will likely result in less transparency in the process of confirming nominees to lifetime appointments on the federal bench and appear to be based on incorrect information set forth in your letter,” Bay said.

The ABA’s standing committee, ...