The Department of Justice has announced its intention to sever its ties with the American Bar Association (ABA), thereby limiting the association's ability to rate candidates for tenure within the federal judiciary.

Trump also nominated Kyle Dudek, John Guard, Jordan E. Pratt, and Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe to serve as Judges on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and Ed Artau to serve as a Judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

The Department of Justice has declared its intention to sever ties with the American Bar Association (ABA), effectively limiting the association's power to rate tenure within the federal judiciary. This move is expected to impede the ABA's ability to properly vet nominations put forward by U.