Brett M. Kavanaugh
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Born 1965.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstAssociate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jul 10, 2018
- Senate vote
- 50 to 48
- Confirmed
- Oct 6, 2018
- Commissioned
- Oct 6, 2018
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 25, 2006
- Senate vote
- 57 to 36
- Confirmed
- May 26, 2006
- Commissioned
- May 30, 2006
- Left this court
- Oct 5, 2018. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- B.A., Yale College, 1987
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1990
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
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, July 25, 2003; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, February 14, 2005; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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