President Donald Trump last week appointed D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court created by the recently announced retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy.
From a conservative perspective, Judge Kavanaugh is a very good pick. His decade-long record on the D.C. Circuit demonstrates that he is an “originalist” jurist, committed to interpreting the law and Constitution as written, as opposed to inserting his policy preferences into it. Originalism is what Republican presidents always look for, but there is a persistent fear that a nominee will go “rogue” on the court, siding with the liberal wing. This happened with George H.W. Bush's appointment of David Souter back in 1990. A relative unknown, Souter quickly became a reliable vote for the liberals. That is not going to happen with Judge Kavanaugh. He is a known quantity.
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