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Brett M. Kavanaugh
Active judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Brett M. Kavanaugh serves on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Oct 6, 2018 by a 50–48 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Oct 6, 2018
- Senate vote
- 50–48
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1965
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitGeorge W. Bush · May 26, 2006 – Oct 5, 2018
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesDonald J. Trump · Oct 6, 2018
Education
- Yale CollegeB.A., 1987
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1990
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Walter K. Stapleton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1990-1991; Law clerk, Hon. Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1991-1992; Attorney, Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1992-1993; Law clerk, Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States, 1993-1994; Associate independent counsel, Whitewater investigation, 1994-1997, 1998; Private practice, 1997-1998, 1999-2001; Associate counsel, President George W. Bush, 2001-2003; senior associate counsel, 2003; Assistant to the president and staff secretary, President George W. Bush, 2003-2006
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