I have barely been following the Kavanaugh nomination story. Still the following (via the AP) struck me as noteworthy: ABA Downgrades White House Aide’s Rating
The American Bar Association downgraded its rating of President Bush’s appellate court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after new interviews raised concerns about his courtroom experience and open-mindedness, the chairman of the peer-review panel said Monday.
Of course, this may not mean all that much:
The 14-member committee changed the White House aide’s rating from “well-qualified” to “qualified” last month in part because six members of the panel downgraded their rating from the last time Kavanaugh was reviewed, panel chairman Steven Tober said.Nonetheless, Tober wrote in a statement Monday to the Senate Judiciary Committee that Kavanaugh is “indeed qualified to serve on the federal bench.”
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May 11th, 2024 at 8:01 am
“after new interviews raised concerns about his courtroom experience”
From what I’ve read, the lower rating was mainly due to concerns over his experience. They don’t say, however, how his experience decreased during the past year. Isn’t the change due primarily to changes in the compostion of the committee? If so, it highlights how subjective these ratings are.