11. FEDERAL JUDICIARY COMMITTEE EVALUATES QUALIFICATIONS OF TWO NOMINEES FOR U.S. SUPREME COURT, DOZENS OF NOMINEES TO LOWER FEDERAL COURT SEATS
During the 2005-2006 bar year, the Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, composed of 15 lawyer-members of the ABA who are appointed or reappointed by the ABA president each year, faced the challenge and time commitment of evaluating the professional qualifications – competence, integrity and judicial temperament – of not one but two Supreme Court nominees – John Roberts Jr. and Samuel Alito Jr. READ MORE...