Will Bush regret cutting ABA out of judicial choices?

From: THE JOURNAL RECORD | Date: May 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

President George W. Bush's decision to end the American Bar Association's screening of judicial candidates was largely an inside- the-Beltway affair -- but that doesn't mean Oklahomans aren't paying close attention.

William Paul, an Oklahoma attorney and former president of the ABA, believes Bush's decision will have disastrous consequences in the future.

"Much is lost to the administration, and in time I think there will be a recognition of it, by not having the legal profession doing its vetting before an actual nomination is made and a name goes forward to the Senate," Paul said. "Because ...

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