Kavanaugh’s professional life spent in GOP legal circles
The 53-year-old Kavanaugh was even born inside the Beltway and has lived there virtually his entire life.
"He can still recite the section and seat numbers of the upper deck seats his dad had at RFK (Stadium) for the Redskins," said
President
He is expected to face strong opposition from
The nominee is an only child who credits his mother for his career path.
He is the father of two girls and coaches their basketball teams. Like Kavanaugh, his wife, Ashley, is a veteran of the
Kavanaugh's professional life has been a succession of jobs that have raised his profile in legal circles. After earning undergraduate and law degrees at Yale, he was a Kennedy law clerk in the early 1990s before joining independent counsel
"My most vivid memory of Brett was his thoughtful approach to an issue, not impulsive, not off the cuff. He had a very engaging ability to discuss both sides of an issue when we had to resolve something," said
Kavanaugh has written roughly 300 opinions in his 12 years as a judge on the
Kavanaugh already is very familiar to his prospective future colleagues on the
He has joined with Justices
His former clerks recall Kavanaugh as a demanding boss, but one interested in their personal lives.
He has tutored children at a
An avid runner, Kavanaugh lists his two
It can seem as if Kavanaugh has been getting ready for this moment for some time. He regularly teaches law school classes. "One thing he asked the class was if you had an interview with a person and were considering them for a
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