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For Immediate Release
May 8, 2006

Setting the Record Straight: The ABA Finds Brett Kavanaugh Is "Indeed Qualified to Serve on the Federal Bench"

      In Focus: Judicial Nominations
      Setting the Record Straight

"In 42 votes cast in the three ABA reviews, all 42 found Mr. Kavanaugh to be well qualified or qualified to serve on the DC Circuit. The ABA itself says that even the lowest of the three ratings is, in its words, 'a very high standard.'"

-White House Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino
May 8, 2006

The Associated Press: "ABA Downgrades Rating For White House Aide From Well-Qualified To Qualified." (Laurie Kellman, "ABA Downgrades Rating For White House Aide From Well-Qualified To Qualified," The Associated Press, 5/8/06)

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