our constitutional republic. if confirmed by the senate, i will keep an open mind in every case. and i will always strive to preserve the constitution of the united states and the american rule of law. >> kavanaugh is a graduate of yale law school and clerked for justice kennedy in 1993. he met kenneth starr during a justice department fellowship and became a key staff member when starr was the independent counsel investigating the whitewater and the clinton lewinsky scandals. kavanaugh helped write the final report to cons laying out 11 possible grounds for impeaching president bill clinton. kavanaugh later sherved as geore bush's white house counsel and kavanaugh was confirmed by a vote of 57-36.