The National Bar Association, which represents more than 65,000 African American attorneys and judges, emphatically supports the nomination of Andre Mathis as a U.S. Circuit Judge. With equal insistence, the NBA condemns the opposition of Sen. Marsha Blackburn to Mathis’ appointment.National Bar Association, NBA President Carlos Moore, Andre B. Mathis, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, United States Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals, diversity in the nation’s courts