President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in a prime-time announcement Monday night. If confirmed by the Senate, Kavanaugh would replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy to give the court a likely solid 5-4 conservative majority.
“Throughout legal circles, he is considered a judge’s judge, a true thought leader among his peers,” Trump said in announcing his choice at the East Room of the White House.
President George W. Bush nominated Kavanaugh to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2003, but he wasn’t confirmed until 2006, by a Senate vote of 57-36. The D.C. Circuit is considered a stepping stone to the high court.
“My judicial philosophy is straightforward,” Kavanaugh, 53, said after Trump introduced him at the White House event. “A judge must be independent and must interpret the law and not make the law. A judge must interpret statutes as written. A judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent.”
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I don't know this man,nor do you.Are you psychic or something? Only time will tell if he is a good pick.Ignore the media and go with your gut.The gut is a highly underrated tool.
ReplyDeleteTime will tell. Some say trump selected a Washington insider to placate the establishment. Appears Kavanaugh has the credentials. But the fact Elena Kagan hired him gives me pause. Wanted Amy barrett so we would have a true woman on the bench. Someone to show ginsberg sotomayer and Kagan what a strong confident woman is truly like. Maybe she'll get ginsberg's spot.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope. And soon
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