BAM! JUSTICE DEPT DITCHES ABA RATINGS! JUDGES IN POWER SHIFT

The Justice Department on Thursday formally notified the American Bar Association that it will no longer comply with its ratings process for judicial nominees, the result of what it argues is a biased system and one that “invariably and demonstrably” favors nominees put forth by Democratic administrations. The Department of Justice said it will no longer grant the ABA the “special treatment” and first access it has received, revoking decades of precedent where the ABA interviewed and vetted potential members of the incoming DOJ team. “Accordingly, while the ABA is free to comment on judicial nominations, there is no justification for treating the ABA differently from such other activist organizations

Source: Justice Department tells American Bar Association it will no longer comply with ratings for judicial nominees