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Here's a look at the life of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Birthdate: February 12, 1965
Place of birth: Washington D.C.
Birth name: Brett Michael Kavanaugh
Father: Everett Edward Kavanaugh Jr., president of a trade association
Mother: Martha Kavanaugh, professor, prosecutor and judge
Marriage: Ashley (Estes) Kavanaugh
Children: Lisa and Margaret
Education: Yale College, BA, 1987, graduated cum laude; Yale Law School, J.D., 1990
Religion: Roman Catholic
He regularly teaches courses on separation of powers and the Supreme Court at Harvard Law School.
Kavanaugh finished the Boston Marathon in 2010 and 2015.
1990-1991 – Law clerk to Judge Walter Stapleton of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
1991-1992 – Clerks for Judge Alex Kozinski of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
1992-1993 – Attorney at the Office of the Attorney General of the Department of Justice.
1993-1994 – He serves as a law clerk to Justice Anthony Kennedy.
1994-1997 and 1998 – Associate counsel for independent counsel Kenneth Starr's Whitewater investigation, leading to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.
1997-1998 and 1999-2001 – Partner at Kirkland & Ellis in Washington, DC.
2001-2003 – He serves as associate counsel and then senior associate counsel to President George W. Bush.
July 25, 2003 – Bush nominates Kavanaugh to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, but the Senate does not vote on Kavanaugh's nomination for nearly three years.
July 2003-May 2006 – He serves as Bush's assistant and staff secretary.
May 26, 2006 – The Senate confirms Kavanaugh to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals by 57 votes in favor and 36 against.
May 30, 2006 – Sworn in by Kennedy.
July 9, 2018 – President Donald Trump announces Kavanaugh as his nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by Kennedy's retirement.
September 4 to 7, 2018 – Confirmation hearings are held at the Capitol. The Senate Judiciary Committee vote is tentatively scheduled for the week of September 17.
September 16, 2018 – The Washington Post publishes an article about a California psychology professor who accuses Kavanaugh of trying to rape her when they were both teenagers at a house party in the early 1980s. Christine Blasey Ford says she initially sent a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein on the incident when Kavanaugh's name was included on a short list for the Supreme Court. Ford tells the newspaper that she initially didn't want to go public, but she decided to speak out on the record because her letter to Feinstein had been leaked to the media. Kavanaugh denies that such an incident ever occurred.
September 23, 2018 – The New Yorker magazine publishes a report on a second allegation of sexual misconduct, prompting Feinstein to ask for a delay in the confirmation process. The magazine article focuses on a Yale University classmate, Deborah Ramirez, who says Kavanaugh exposed himself to her while a group of students were drinking at a dorm party during the 1983-1984 academic year. Kavanaugh denies the allegation and a White House spokeswoman dismisses it as uncorroborated.
September 27, 2018 – Kavanaugh and Ford testify during an all-day hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
September 28, 2018 – Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, a member of the Judiciary Committee, agrees to vote yes, clearing the way for a floor vote, but says the FBI should reopen its background investigation into Kavanaugh and spend a week investigating claims made by Kavanaugh's accusers. Kavanaugh. Trump later agrees to order the FBI to reopen its background checks, but the investigation will be limited in scope and must be completed within a week.
October 3, 2018 – The FBI completes its supplemental background check and sends the information to the Senate late in the day.
October 4, 2018 – The Wall Street Journal publishes an opinion article by Kavanaugh in which he maintains that he is an independent and impartial judge. He regrets some of his statements during the September 27 hearing and explains that he was frustrated and emotional. He promises that, going forward, litigants and colleagues will be treated with respect. The same day, retired Justice John Paul Stevens says Kavanaugh's comments during his confirmation hearings suggest bias. Stevens says Kavanaugh should not serve on the Supreme Court.
October 6, 2018 – The Senate confirms Kavanaugh by a vote of 50 to 48. He is sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts during a private ceremony. The vote comes amid public protests for and against Kavanaugh's confirmation.
September 14, 2019 – The New York Times publishes an article adapted from a forthcoming book, “The Education of Brett Kavanaugh,” containing a new allegation of sexual misconduct at the university. According to the report, the FBI did not investigate the new allegation and the bureau did not speak to witnesses to verify Ramirez's original claim.
July 2020 – An exclusive CNN report says Kavanaugh urged colleagues in a series of private memos this spring to consider avoiding decisions in major disputes over abortion and Democratic subpoenas for Trump's financial records, according to multiple sources familiar with the inner workings. of the court.
October 28, 2020 – Kavanaugh modifies a line in his controversial opinion on voting by mail in Wisconsin, after receiving criticism for incorrectly saying that Vermont had not changed its election rules due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
July 22, 2021 – Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse releases FBI letter revealing he received more than 4,500 tips on a hotline in 2018 as part of a background investigation into Kavanaugh and provided “relevant” others to former President Trump's White House counsel.
October 1, 2021 – The Supreme Court announces that Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19. This is the first publicly known coronavirus case among high court justices. Kavanaugh was fully vaccinated, the court found.
June 8, 2022 – Nicholas John Roske is arrested near Kavanaugh's home after calling emergency authorities to say he was suicidal, had a gun in his suitcase, and had traveled from California “to kill a specific judge in Kavanaugh.” the Supreme Court of the United States.” The Justice Department accuses him of attempting to kidnap or assassinate a US judge.
January 20, 2023 – “Justice,” a documentary examining sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh, premieres at the Sundance Film Festival.
