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  1. Brett Michael Kavanaugh ( / ˈkævənɔː /; born February 12, 1965) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Donald Trump on July 9, 2018, and has served since October 6, 2018.

    • Early Life
    • Early Career
    • George W. Bush Administration
    • U.S. Circuit Judge
    • Associate Justice of The Supreme Court
    • Personal Life
    • Other Websites

    Kavanaugh was born in Washington, D.C.. He was born to Martha Gamble (Murphy) and Everett Edward Kavanaugh Jr. He was raised in Bethesda, Maryland. He attended the same high school as Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch(just two years apart). Kavanaugh, very active in college sports, attended Yale University. He graduated from Yale in 1987 with a Bachel...

    Kavanaugh first worked as a law clerk for Judge Walter King Stapleton of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Kavanaugh was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1990 and the District of Columbia Barin 1992. Kavanaugh then earned a one-year partnership with the Solicitor General of the United States, Ken Starr. Kavanaugh next clerked...

    In December 2000, Kavanaugh joined the legal team of George W. Bush, which was trying to stop the ballot recount in Florida following the 2000 election. After Bush became president in January 2001, Kavanaugh was hired as an associate by the White House Counsel, Alberto Gonzales. In July 2003, he became Assistant to the President and White House Sta...

    President George W. Bush nominated Kavanaugh to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on July 25, 2003. His nomination stalled in the Senate for nearly three years. Democratic senators accused him of being too partisan. In 2003, the American Bar Associationhad rated Kavanaugh as "well qualified". The Senate Judicia...

    Nomination

    Kavanaugh was one of four U.S. Court of Appeals judges to receive a personal 45-minute interview by President Donald Trump as a possible replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy.On July 9, 2018, Trump nominated Kavanaugh for a seat on the Supreme Court. Political commentators said that Kavanaugh's nomination would push the Supreme Court to the right for many years. He is a known critic of abortion and Roe v. Wade decision. He is a supporter of the Brown v. Board of Educationdecision calling it...

    Confirmation

    On September 28, 2018, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to confirm Kavanaugh to a full Senate vote in early October 2018.He was confirmed on October 6, 2018 with a 50 to 48 vote.

    Sexual assault allegations

    On September 27, 2018, Professor Christine Blasey Ford, accused him of sexual assault when they were both in high school.Republican members of the committee did not question Ford directly rather a Republican-hired investigator. Ford said that they were both “visibly drunk” and that Kavanaugh had locked her into a bedroom, where he groped her and tried to take off her clothes. She said she “believed he was going to rape me” and feared for her life when he held his hand over her mouth. In his o...

    Kavanaugh met his wife, Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, while working at the White House in 2001. They have two daughters. Kavanaugh is a Catholic.He lives in Washington, D.C. Kavanaugh ran the Boston Marathonin 2010 and 2015.

    Brett Kavanaugh at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
    Appearances on C-SPAN
    Selected Resources on Brett M. Kavanaugh from the Law Library of Congress
  2. Supreme Court. Brett M. Kavanaugh, Associate Justice (2018-present) Recent decisions by Justice Kavanaugh. Biographical Data. Birth, Residence, and Family. Brett M. Kavanaugh was born in Washington, D.C., on February 12, 1965. He married Ashley Estes in 2004 and they have two daughters - Margaret and Liza. Education.

  3. Inside Brett Kavanaugh's First Term on the Supreme Court | Time. Brett Kavanaugh (L) is sworn-in as Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court by retired Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy...

  4. Sep 3, 2018 · Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has a thoroughly Washington resume. He clerked for the Justice Anthony Kennedy, whom he's tapped to replace, was a top official in the Ken Starr...

  5. Oct 7, 2018 · Justice Brett Kavanaugh became the newest associate justice of the Supreme Court when he was sworn in Saturday evening. On Tuesday morning, he will sit to the left of Justice Elena Kagan, in...

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