For the second time in 10 months, the American Bar Association has determined one of President Donald Trump's choices for a federal judgeship in Oklahoma is unqualified.

Tulsa attorney John O'Connor was deemed unqualified Tuesday by a panel of 15 fellow attorneys across the country. The rating, while not a death knell for his nomination, could harm his chances of Senate confirmation.

“I don't know what's going to happen. His nomination could be in trouble,” said Carl Tobias, a University of Richmond law professor and expert on judicial nominations.

Paul Moxley, a Utah attorney who chairs the ABA's rating committee, explained its unqualified rating in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee.