White House: Nomination of Alabama Lawyer Brett Talley 'Will Not Be Moving Forward' : NPR
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White House: Nomination of Alabama Lawyer Brett Talley 'Will Not Be Moving Forward'
The nomination of  Brett Talley   the Justice Department official in line for a lifetime judicial appointment  "will not be moving forward " a Trump administration official told NPR on Wednesday.
 Talley  had been rated "unanimously unqualified" for the post by the American Bar Association this year after an evaluation that questioned his experience.  Talley  had never argued a case  or even a motion  in federal court  he testified.
Even after  Talley 's nomination advanced through the Senate Judiciary Committee on an 11-9 party-line vote  media reports and good government groups cast doubt on his credentials for the spot on the U.S. District Court in Alabama  along with raising questions about his alleged failures to disclose blog posts and his wife's work in the Trump White House.
 Talley   a Harvard Law School graduate  came to personify a wave of criticism over the Trump administration's judicial selections.
The pressure intensified this week  when Sen. Charles Grassley  R-Iowa  who leads the Judiciary Committee  called on the White House to withdraw  Talley 's nomination.
The Alliance for Justice  a left-leaning group that follows judicial selection  said the reconsideration of  Talley  could amount to "a real turning point  if the White House uses this moment to reassess its criteria for judicial nominations and to put forward nominees who will be serious about upholding critical legal rights and protections for all."
Earlier in his career   Talley  worked as a speechwriter for Republicans including Mitt Romney and Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio. And he had the support of Sen. Luther Strange  R-Ala.  for whom he worked in the office of the state attorney general.  Talley  is currently an official in the Justice Department office that helps pick judges.
White House: Nomination of  [TGT]  'Will Not Be Moving Forward'
The nomination of   [TGT]    the Justice Department official in line for a lifetime judicial appointment  "will not be moving forward " a Trump administration official told NPR on Wednesday.
  [TGT] had been rated "unanimously unqualified" for the post by the American Bar Association this year after an evaluation that questioned  [TGT]  experience.   [TGT] had never argued a case  or even a motion  in federal court   [TGT]  testified.
Even after   [TGT]  's nomination advanced through the Senate Judiciary Committee on an 11-9 party-line vote  media reports and good government groups cast doubt on his credentials for the spot on the U.S. District Court in Alabama  along with raising questions about his alleged failures to disclose blog posts and his wife's work in the Trump White House.
  [TGT] came to personify a wave of criticism over the Trump administration's judicial selections.
The pressure intensified this week  when Sen. Charles Grassley  R-Iowa  who leads the Judiciary Committee  called on the White House to withdraw   [TGT]  's nomination.
The Alliance for Justice  a left-leaning group that follows judicial selection  said the reconsideration of  [TGT] could amount to "a real turning point  if the White House uses this moment to reassess its criteria for judicial nominations and to put forward nominees who will be serious about upholding critical legal rights and protections for all."
Earlier in his career    [TGT] worked as a speechwriter for Republicans including Mitt Romney and Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio. And he had the support of Sen. Luther Strange  R-Ala.  for whom he worked in the office of the state attorney general.   [TGT] is currently an official in the Justice Department office that helps pick judges.