Yet Another Legal Organization Throws Its Weight Behind Merrick Garland

The American Bar Association has given its highest rating to Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland.

In a report sent to the Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Tuesday, the ABA’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary deemed Garland “well qualified” to serve on the court. To merit the rating, the committee must find that the nominee has “outstanding legal ability and exceptional breadth of experience, and meet the very highest standards of integrity, professional competence and judicial temperament.”