child of martha and ed kavanaugh. they re here today. when i was 10, my mom went to law school. as a lawyer, she worked hard and overcame barriers including workplace sexual harassment that so many women faced at the time and still face today. she became a trail blazer. one of maryland s earliest women prosecutors and trial judges. she and my dad taught me the importance of a quality and respect for all people and she inspired me to be a lawyer and a judge. last time i was here, i told you that when my mom was a prosecutor and i was in high school, she used to practice her closing arguments at the dining room table on my dad and me. as i told you, her trademark line was, use your common sense. what rings true. what rings false.
keyser s attorney s letter. simply put, miss keyser does not know mr. kavanaugh and she has no recollection of being at a party or gathering where he was present, with or without dr. ford, end quote. think about that fact. the day after the allegation appeared, i told this committee that i wanted a hearing as soon as possible to clear my name. i demanded a hearing for the very next day. unfortunately, it took the committee ten days to get to this hearing. in those ten long days as was predictable and as i predicted, my family and my name have been totally and permanently destroyed by vicious and false additional accusations. the ten-day delay has been harmful to me and my family, to
three weeks ago, i m the only child of martha and ed kavanaugh. they are here today. when i was 10, my mom went to law school and as a lawyer she worked hard and overcame barriers, including the workplace sexual harassment that so many women faced at the time and still face today. she became a trail blazer, one of maryland s earliest women prosecutors and trial judges. she and my dad taught me the importance of equality and respect for all people and she inspired me to be a lawyer and a judge. the last time i was here i told you that when my mom was a prosecutor and i was in high school she used to practice her closing arguments at the dining room table on my dad and me. as i told you, her trademark line was use your common sense. what rings true.
but today i have to say that i fear for the future. the last time i was here, i told this committee that a federal judge must be independent, not swayed by public or political pressure. i said i was such a judge and i am. i will not be intimidated into withdrawing from this process. you have tried hard. you ve given it your all. no one can question your effort. but your coordinated and well funded effort to destroy my good name and destroy my family will not drive me out. the vile threats of violence against my family will not drive me out. you may defeat me in the final vote, but you ll never get me to quit. never. i m here today to tell the truth. i ve never sexually assaulted
as i told up at my hearing three weeks ago, i m the only child of martha and ed kavanaugh. they are here today. when i was 10, my mom went to law school and as a lawyer she worked hard and overcame barriers, including the workplace sexual harassment that so many women faced at the time and still face today. she became a trail blazer, one of maryland s earliest women prosecutors and trial judges. she and my dad taught me the importance ofequality and respe for all people and she inspired me to be a lawyer and a judge. last time i was here i told you that when my mom was a prosecutor and i was in high school, she used to practice her closing arguments at the dining room table on my dad and me. as i told you, her trademark line was use your common sense,