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Brett KavanaughREPRepublican Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
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Brett Michael Kavanaugh (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. He was previously a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2006 to 2018.Kavanaugh studied history at Yale University, where he joined the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He then attended Yale Law School, after which he began his career as a law clerk working under Judge Ken Starr. After Starr left the D.C. Circuit to become the head of the Office of Independent Counsel, Kavanaugh assisted him with investigations concerning President Bill Clinton, including drafting the Starr Report recommending Clinton's impeachment. He joined the Bush administration as White House staff secretary and was a central figure in its efforts to identify and confirm judicial nominees. Bush nominated Kavanaugh to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in 2003. His confirmation hearings were contentious and stalled for three years over charges of partisanship. Kavanaugh was confirmed to the D.C. Circuit in May 2006.President Trump nominated Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court on July 9, 2018, to fill the position vacated by Justice Anthony Kennedy. Before his U.S. Senate confirmation proceedings began, Christine Blasey Ford accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in the early 1980s.

Education7 - 7 of 5
Yale Law School
Juris Doctor
1990
Mater Dei School
Yale College
Bachelor of Arts history
1987
Ezra Stiles College
Georgetown Preparatory School
Past Positions1 - 2 of 2
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
United States of America
2018
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
United States of America
2006 - 2018
Other Experience1 - 17 of 17
Coach
Girls Basketball Teams
Current
Judicial Liaison Representative
Administrative Conference of the United States
Current
Lector
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Current
Member
Federalist Society
Current
Member
American Law Institute
Current
Member
Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules, Judicial Conference of the United States
Current
Member
Committee on the Judicial Branch, Judicial Conference of the United States
Current
Member
Lawyers Club of Washington
Current
Member
Board of Directors, Washington Jesuit Academy
Current
Member
Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court
Current
Member
John Carroll Society
Current
Member
Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court
Current
Tutor
J.O. Wilson Elementary School
Current
Tutor
Washington Jesuit Academy
Current
Member
Board of Directors, District of Columbia Circuit Historical Society
2010 - 2016
Former Judiciary Ex Officio Representative
Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section, American Bar Association
Former Notes Editor
Yale Law Journal