BrettTMichaelTKavanaughTT(bornTFebruaryT12,T1965)TisTanTAssociateTJusticeTofTtheTSupremeTCourtTofTtheTUnitedTStates.THeTwasTnominatedTbyTPresidentTDonaldTTrumpTtoTsucceedTAnthonyTKennedyTandTtookTtheToathTofTofficeTonTOctoberT6,T2018.THeTpreviouslyTservedTasTaTUnitedTStatesTCircuitTJudgeTofTtheTUnitedTStatesTCourtTofTAppealsTforTtheTDistrictTofTColumbiaTCircuitTandTasTaTstaffTlawyerTforTvariousTofficesTofTtheTfederalTgovernment.
KavanaughTgraduatedTfromTYaleTUniversity,TwhereTheTjoinedTDeltaTKappaTEpsilonTfraternity.TAfterTgraduatingTfromTYaleTLawTSchool,TheTbeganThisTcareerTasTaTlawTclerkTandTthenTaTpostgraduateTfellowTworkingTunderTJudgeTKenTStarr.TAfterTStarrTleftTtheTD.C.TCircuitTtoTtakeTtheTpositionTasTheadTofTtheTOfficeTofTIndependentTCounsel,TKavanaughTfollowedTandTassistedThimTwithTvariousTinvestigationsTconcerningTPresidentTBillTClinton,TincludingTtheTdraftingTofTtheTStarrTReport,TwhichTurgedTClinton'sTimpeachment.TAfterTtheT2000TU.S.TpresidentialTelectionT(inTwhichTheTworkedTforTtheTGeorgeTW.TBushTcampaignTinTtheTFloridaTrecount),TheTjoinedTtheTadministrationTasTWhiteTHouseTStaffTSecretaryTandTwasTaTcentralTfigureTinTitsTeffortsTtoTidentifyTandTconfirmTjudicialTnominees.TKavanaughTwasTnominatedTtoTtheTU.S.TCourtTofTAppealsTforTtheTD.C.TCircuitTbyTPresidentTBushTinT2003.THisTconfirmationThearingsTwereTcontentious;TtheyTstalledTforTthreeTyearsToverTchargesTofTpartisanship.THeTwasTultimatelyTconfirmedTtoTtheTD.C.TCircuitTinTMayT2006TafterTaTseriesTofTnegotiationsTbetweenTDemocraticTandTRepublicanTU.S.TSenators.
ATWashingtonTPostTanalysisTfoundTheThadTtheTmostTorTsecond-
mostTconservativeTvotingTrecordTonTtheTD.C.TCourtTinTeveryTpolicyTareaTbetweenT2003 andT2018.[6][contradictory]
PresidentTTrumpTnominatedTKavanaughTtoTtheTU.S.TSupremeTCourtTonTJulyT9,T2018,TtoTfillTtheTpositionTvacatedTbyTretiringTAssociateTJusticeTAnthonyTKennedy.TWhenTKavanaugh'sTnameTwasTonTtheTshortTlistTofTSupremeTCourtTnomineesTandTbeforeThisTnomination,TPaloTAltoTUniversityTProfessorTofTPsychologyTChristineTBlaseyTFordTcontactedTaTWashingtonTPostTtipTlineTwithTaccusationsTthatTKavanaughThadTsexuallyTassaultedTherTinTtheTearlyT1980sTwhileTtheTtwoTwereTinThighTschool.TTwoTotherTwomenTalsoTaccusedTKavanaughTofTsexualTmisconduct.TKavanaughTdeniedTallTthreeTaccusations.TTheTRepublican-controlledTSenateTJudiciaryTCommitteeTheldTaTsupplementalThearingToverTFord'sTallegations,TafterTwhichTitTvotedTtoTadvanceTtheTconfirmationTtoTaTfullTSenateTvote.TAfterTdelayingTtheTvoteTforTanTadditionalTFBITinvestigation,TtheTSenateTconfirmedTKavanaugh'sTnominationTbyTaTvoteTofT50–48TonTOctoberT6,T2018.
