BREAKING: President Trump is nominating federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh as next US Supreme Court justice - @PeteWilliamsNBC
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Kavanaugh serves on the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which often rules on major challenges to federal laws and policies.
He was nominated to the appeals court by President George W. Bush and confirmed in 2006 by a vote of 57-36. nbcnews.to/2m38CXY
He was nominated to the appeals court by President George W. Bush and confirmed in 2006 by a vote of 57-36. nbcnews.to/2m38CXY
Kavanaugh, 53, was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up nearby in Maryland, where his mother became a state court judge. After graduating from Yale University and Yale law school, he clerked for two federal judges and then for Kennedy. nbcnews.to/2m38CXY
