Who is Brett Kavanaugh? 3 things to know about Trump's Supreme Court pick

[Cannons Front]

resident Trump on Monday night announced federal appeals court judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as his nominee to replace the retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.Kavanaugh, 53, a graduate of Yale Law School and a former law clerk to Kennedy in 1993, was elevated to the powerful federal appeals court in the District of Columbia by President George W. Bush, under whom he had served as a White House lawyer and staff secretary.
With approximately 300 opinions issued in 12 years as a judge and a raft of legal articles and speaking engagements, Kavanaugh was the most prolific of the nominees the president was said to be considering for the role."Throughout legal circles he’s considered a judge’s judge," Trump said in the announcement, labeling the Kavanaugh "one of the sharpest legal minds of our time.""Judge Kavanaugh has devoted his life to public service," Trump continued. "There is no one in America more qualified for this position and no one more deserving."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018...ourt-pick.html

[nathanbforrest45]

And now the Character Assassinations begin.

[MMC]

And now the Character Assassinations begin.

It was started by the leftness before Trump even chose anyone. Their usual. Disrespect, Ignorance, and that Deviousness. Par for the course with the degenerates of the country.

[DLLS]

It was started by the leftness before Trump even chose anyone. Their usual. Disrespect, Ignorance, and that Deviousness. Par for the course with the degenerates of the country.

I heard that some of the protestors had signs with a blank space for the name of then nominee. When he was announced the protestors took out Sharpies and filled in the blank.

[Cannons Front]

I heard that some of the protestors had signs with a blank space for the name of then nominee. When he was announced the protestors took out Sharpies and filled in the blank.

Could have happened, I did not see it this time but that is what happened last time.

[Tahuyaman]

Could have happened, I did not see it this time but that is what happened last time.

Correct. That happened during the Gorsuch nomination.

[Peter1469]

He is closer to mainstream than originalist. But he is still a conservative. Probably easier to get confirmed than the others.

[Tahuyaman]

He is closer to mainstream than originalist. But he is still a conservative. Probably easier to get confirmed than the others.

He seems to be an originalist as far as I can tell. Do you think Hillary Clinton would have even considered him?

[Peter1469]

He seems to be an originalist as far as I can tell. Do you think Hillary Clinton would have even considered him?

No.

I only mean of the 4 on the list he is closer to mainstream than the others.

[MMC]

No.

I only mean of the 4 on the list he is closer to mainstream than the others.

Kavanaugh: 'Extremely Conservative' or Too 'Establishment?'.....





His nomination is dividing conservatives. First, his supporters. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton heralds Kavanaugh as "extraordinarily conservative." Others champion him as a fighter for religious liberty.


He does have his share of conservative critics, however, thanks to a certain ruling on Obamacare.


In a 2011 ObamaCare case where Kavanaugh dissented against the ruling but acknowledged that the Affordable Care Act’s “individual mandate provision” could fit “comfortably within Congress’ Taxing Clause power.”
Kavanaugh's detractors say that language helped provide the roadmap for the Supreme Court to uphold the mandate a year later. (Fox News)


Other conservatives balk at his close relationship with the Bush family, which gives him "establishment" status.


Justin Walker, who clerked for both Kennedy and Kavanaugh, said the "establishment" attack line is unfair. Kavanaugh is "the opposite of the $#@!tail sipping crowd." …..snip~


https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortne...ofile-n2498784


He is more of a Beer and Fishing type outdoorsman.