Alliance for Justice

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Alliance for Justice
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Motto Fighting for a Fair America
Formation 1979
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Location
President
 Nan Aron
Budget (2013)
 $4,264,390[1]
Revenue (2013)
 $4,851,550[1]
Website www.afj.org

Alliance for Justice (AFJ) is a liberal judicial watchdog group in the United States.[2] Founded in 1979 by current president Nan Aron, AFJ monitors federal judicial appointments. AFJ represents a coalition of 100 politically liberal groups that have an interest in the federal judiciary.[3]

According to the organization, "AFJ works to ensure that the federal judiciary advances core constitutional values, preserves human rights and unfettered access to the courts, and adheres to the even-handed administration of justice for all Americans."[4]

Judicial advocacy

AFJ launched the Judicial Selection Project in 1985 to monitor the federal judicial appointment system.[5] According to AFJ's founder, Nan Aron, the organization wanted to guard against the ideological impact of Ronald Reagan's federal judicial nominees.[6] AFJ objects to judicial nominees who oppose abortion or who promise to exercise judicial restraint.[2] The organization provides background on prospective nominees to the American Bar Association and the Senate Judiciary Committee.[2]

AFJ played a role in the defeat of Ronald Reagan nominee Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1987.[7] In 2001, the organization supported the nomination of Roger Gregory, a Bill Clinton nominee and the first African-American judge in the Fourth Circuit in 2001.[8] In 2013, AFJ supported President Barack Obama's three nominees for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[9]

Member organizations

AFJ reports a membership of over 100 organizations. On its website, AFJ lists the following member groups:[10]

References

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External links

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