DOJ shuts out American Bar Association from judicial nomination process

US Attorney General Pam Bondi said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will no longer comply with ratings on judicial nominees given by the American Bar Association (ABA).

In a letter from Bondi to ABA President William R. Bay, she wrote, "For several decades, the American Bar Association has received special treatment and enjoyed special access to judicial nominees. In some administrations, the ABA received notice of nominees before a nomination was announced to the public. Some administrations would even decide whether to nominate an individual based on a rating assigned by the ABA."