ABA Gives ‘Qualified’ Rating to Trump Judge Pick Who sees Transgender Kids as Part of ‘Satan’s Plan’

WASHINGTON — The American Bar Association has issued a “qualified” rating to Jeff Mateer, the nominee for a lifetime federal judgeship in Texas who has described transgender children as part of “Satan’s plan.” That’s the ABA’s second-highest rating. At least two and as many as five lawyers on the ABA’s 15-member screening committee voted to … Continue reading ABA Gives ‘Qualified’ Rating to Trump Judge Pick Who sees Transgender Kids as Part of ‘Satan’s Plan’