Brett M. Kavanaugh

b. 1965 · Washington, DC

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitJudgeGeorge W. Bush (Republican)May 30, 2006Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Oct 5, 2018
Supreme Court of the United StatesAssociate JusticeDonald J. Trump (Republican)Oct 6, 2018

Education

  • Yale College, B.A., 1987
  • Yale Law School, J.D., 1990

Professional Career

Law clerk, Hon. Walter K. Stapleton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1990-1991; Law clerk, Hon. Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1991-1992; Attorney, Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1992-1993; Law clerk, Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States, 1993-1994; Associate independent counsel, Whitewater investigation, 1994-1997, 1998; Private practice, 1997-1998, 1999-2001; Associate counsel, President George W. Bush, 2001-2003; senior associate counsel, 2003; Assistant to the president and staff secretary, President George W. Bush, 2003-2006

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