.MaddowBlog: GOP confirms another Trump judicial nominee deemed ‘not qualified.’ Based on interviews, the ABA wrote that the nominee, Lawrence VanDyke, is 'arrogant, lazy, an ideologue, and lacking in knowledge of day-to-day practice.'
Last week, Senate Republicans confirmed to the federal bench Sarah Pitlyk, a 42-year-old conservative lawyer who received a “not qualified” rating from the American Bar Association. The ABA’s rationale for the rating explained that Pitlyk, among other things, has never tried a case as lead or co-counsel, examined a witness, taken a deposition, or picked a jury.
Close video The Rachel Maddow Show, 10/30/19, 9:37 PM ET ABA on Trump judge pick: arrogant, lazy, not committed to truth Rachel Maddow looks at the exceptionally condemnatory assessment by the American Bar Association of Donald Trump federal court judgeship nominee Lawrence J.C. VanDyke, and the related drama at his Senate confirmation hearing.
More than 200 national civil and human rights groups opposed VanDyke, citing his record of attacking LGBTQ rights and arguing against women’s reproductive rights . For those keeping score, as things stand this morning, the GOP-led Senate has confirmed 172 of Trump’s judicial nominees: 120 district court nominees, 50 circuit court nominees, and two Supreme Court nominees. Or put another way, about one in five federal judges was chosen by Donald Trump. Most of these jurists are quite young – some are in their 30s – and they’ll serve on the federal bench for many decades.
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