This morning the Senate Judiciary Committee held its hearing on the Third Circuit nomination of Paul Matey, some seven months after his nomination. A link to video of the hearing is here.

Oddly, the ABA still has not released its rating for Matey.

I haven’t had a chance to watch the hearing video yet and will update this post once I do. Looks like Senator Booker expressed unhappiness over the White House’s lack of consultation on the nomination.

UPDATE: here is a sampling of media coverage of Matey’s hearing:

• NorthJersey.com: “Chris Christie attorney general preview? Senate grills court nominee about NJ scandals,” link
• CNN: “Former Christie lawyer grilled on Bridgegate ties in Judiciary nomination hearing,” link
• Courthouse News: “Third Circuit Nominee Feds Off Questions About Christie Antics,” link
• Law360, “No Bridgegate Role, 3rd Circ. Pick Says Of Work For Christie,” link