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> sad that that is the effect and that papers need to list who nominated a judge.

It matters because Trump appointed, and the GOP Senate confirmed, a batch of federal judges who the bar association determined were Not Qualified, because they were found to be lacking in "integrity, professional competence or judicial temperament."

The past two GOP presidents have eschewed bar association recommendations entirely and instead had their judicial appointments selected by the right-wing Federalist Society.



>It matters because Trump appointed, and the GOP Senate confirmed

Minor nitpick - Judge Terry Doughty's confirmation was bi-partisan. There were 98 votes in favor, no votes against, and only 2 abstaining. Even Bernie Sanders voted in favor of the confirmation.

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1...


No this doesn’t matter. The president and senate are who pick and approve the judges not the bar association.


This is non-responsive to their point.


Incorrect and regardless your comment is 100% useless




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