Another Trump Judicial Pick Rated Unqualified Advances
The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday approved and sent to the full Senate for consideration the nomination of Sarah Pitlyk — rated unqualified by the American Bar Association — to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, reports Blomberg Law.
Three other federal district court nominees also advanced, but action on two controversial appeals court picks was again deferred.
The ABA’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary in September rated Pitlyk as not qualified for the lifetime appointment, saying she lacks the requisite courtroom experience to serve as a trial judge.
“The disagreement boiled over Oct. 30 when the committee clashed over the role of the ABA Standing Committee after it issued a harsh assessment of Lawrence VanDyke, who also received an unqualified rating for a seat on the U.S. Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit,” writes Bloomberg’s Madison Alder.
Read the Bloomberg Law article.
