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In its second hearing chaired by Edward Madeira, Separation Powers & Judicial Independence Commission, the A.B.A. Commission on Judicial Independence and Separation of Powers heard testimony…

The committee heard testimony on the role of the American Bar Association in the selection of federal judges from attorneys, legal scholars and ABA officials. The ABA rates and provides guid…

Participants briefed reporters on a recently completed study of the federal judicial selection process. They focused on the fairness and speed of the process among other issues. The Miller C…

Panelists including U.S. Attorney General Richard Thornburgh talked about the roles and responsibilities of the Attorney General, focusing primarily on the roles of special prosecutor and in…

A panel of professors testified in favor of the nomination. Professor McDonald compared Judge Bork to the “great justices of the past” and found Bork to be of high qualification and mainstre…

Professor Laurens Walker talked about his class offered to sitting judges. Professor Walker taught the class.