President Trump has selected Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. When he is confirmed, Judge Kavanaugh will become, after Justice Neil Gorsuch, the second former clerk for Justice Kennedy on the court.
Judge Kavanaugh is a mainstream judge with excellent credentials. He has been on the D.C. Circuit since 2006. Before his appointment to the bench, he served in senior positions in the White House for five years and was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He has also worked in the Office of the Independent Counsel and in the U.S. solicitor general's office.
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