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Alliance for Justice

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Alliance for Justice
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The Alliance for Justice (AFJ) is a progressive judicial advocacy group in the United States.[3][4] Founded in 1979 by Nan Aron, AFJ monitors federal judicial appointments. AFJ represents a coalition of 135 politically liberal groups that have an interest in the federal judiciary.[5] The Alliance for Justice presents a modern liberal viewpoint on legal issues.[6]

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Judicial advocacy

AFJ launched the Judicial Selection Project in 1985 to monitor the federal judicial appointment system.[7] According to AFJ's founder, Nan Aron, the organization wanted to guard against the ideological impact of Ronald Reagan's federal judicial nominees.[8] AFJ objects to judicial nominees who oppose abortion or who promise to exercise judicial restraint.[4] The organization provides background on prospective nominees to the American Bar Association and the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4]

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.[9] 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.[10] In 2013, AFJ supported President Barack Obama's three nominees for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[11]

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Member organizations

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AFJ reports a membership of over 130 organizations. As of 2025, member groups include:[12]

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