Michael Brunson Wallace (born January 1, 1951) is an American lawyer and a former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
The Conference's primary responsibility was to examine administrative processes in Congress and federal agencies for the purpose of recommending improvements.
[1] In addition, as chair of the Legal Services Corporation, Wallace had been criticized by Democrats and a few moderate Republicans for seeking to undermine the agency.
"[3] The American Bar Association's judicial-evaluations committee determined that Wallace "has the highest professional competence" and "possesses the integrity to serve on the bench," but gave him a "not qualified" rating, finding him lacking on the element of "judicial temperament."
Senate Republicans blamed the "not qualified" rating on liberal bias within the American Bar Association's leadership and judicial-evaluations committee.