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Brett Michael Kavanaugh (/ ˈ k æ v ə n ɔː /; 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.
Brett Kavanaugh with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, July 12, 2018. Shortly after being nominated, Kavanaugh began making courtesy visits to senators at their Capitol Hill offices. [57] [58] By the first week of August, Kavanaugh had met with 47 senators, all but one of them (Joe Manchin) Republican.
Party of President Date of cloture motion Outcome of cloture motion "Yea" votes "Nay" votes Majority party Vote by party Total % Total % Democratic Republican Other Parties Total yeas Total nays Total yeas Total nays Party name Total yeas Total nays Abe Fortas [D] L. Johnson: Democratic: October 1, 1968: Rejected: 45: 51.14%: 43: 48.86% ...
Kavanaugh was confirmed on a nearly party-line vote of 50-48, with Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia the only Democrat joining Republicans supporting him. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, voted present.
Prepare for Political Fireworks. Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing Starts Tomorrow. Prepare for Political Fireworks
After an invocation, the main events begin. Vice President-elect Vance will be sworn in first by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, followed by a performance of “America the Beautiful ...
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest ranking judicial body in the United States.Established by Article III of the Constitution, the Court was organized by the 1st United States Congress through the Judiciary Act of 1789, which specified its original and appellate jurisdiction, created 13 judicial districts, and fixed the size of the Supreme Court at six, with one chief justice ...
A aide says Harris thought to ask Brett M. Kavanaugh at his 2018 Supreme Court confirmation hearing whether any laws let the government make decisions about men's bodies.