BRETT M. KAVANAUGH

Photo Credit: Fred Schilling/ U.S. Supreme Court Photo
45. TRUMP
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OVERVIEW:

BORN:
February 12, 1965 
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
Yale College (BA, 1987)
Yale Law School (JD, 1990)

PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1990-1991:

Law Clerk, Judge Walter K. Stapleton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1991-1992:
Law Clerk, Judge Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1992-1993:
Attorney, Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice
1993-1994:
Law Clerk, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
1994-1997, 1998:
Associate Independent Counsel, Clinton Whitewater Investigation
1997-1998, 1999-2001:
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
2001-2003:
Associate Counsel, President George W. Bush
Senior Associate Counsel, President George W. Bush
2003-2006:
Assistant to the President/Staff Secretary, President George W. Bush
2006-2018:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
2018-Present:
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

PORTRAIT:

Photo Credit: Fred Schilling/ U.S. Supreme Court

 

RESOURCES:

Brett M. Kavanaugh with his family after being nominated for the Supreme Court by President Donald Trump on July 10, 2018 (White House Photo)

Federal Judicial Center
Library of Congress
SCOTUS Blog
Bush White House
U.S. Court of Appeals for DC Circuit
White House (Release, Remarks)
Wikipedia

MEDIA COVERAGE:

Nomination, 7/9/2018 (WP, NYT, WSJ, Politico);
Profiles, 7/9/2018 (WP, NYT, WSJ, Politico);
Analysis, 7/9/2018 (NYT, WSJ, PoliticoNew Yorker);
The Decision, 7/10/2018 (WP);
Elite World (WP, 7/11/2018);
Profile (NYT, 7/15/2018);
Sexual Assault Allegations, 9/17/2018 (WP, NYT, WSJ, Politico, Politico);
Sexual Assault Allegations, 9/24/2018 (New Yorker, WP, NYT);
Senate Hearing on Allegations, 9/27/2018 (WP, NYT, WSJ, Politico);
Hearing Analysis, 9/27/2018 (WP, WP, WP, WPNYT, NYT, NYT, WSJ, Politico);
FBI Investigation, 9/29/2018 (WP,WP, NYT, NYT, WSJ, WSJ, Politico, Politico);
Confirmation Assured, 10/5/2018 (WP,WP,  NYT, WSJ, WSJPolitico, Politico);
Confirmation, 10/6/2018 (WP, WP, WPNYT, NYT, WSJ, WSJPolitico, Politico)