Brett Kavanaugh

U.S. Supreme Court Justice and lawyer

Brett Kavanaugh - U.S. Supreme Court Justice and lawyer
Born

February 12th, 1965
60 years ago

Category

Leaders & Politicians

Country

United States

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Graduated from Yale College and Yale Law School. Served as a law clerk for Justice Anthony Kennedy. Held positions as Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary under President George W. Bush. Nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in 2006 and served until 2018. Nominated to the Supreme Court by President Donald Trump and confirmed in October 2018.

Clerking for Justice Anthony Kennedy

Serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Being confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice

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