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. So kavanaugh is a graduate of Yale Law School and clerked for Justice Kennedy. In 1993 he met ken starr during a Justice Department fellowship and became a key staff member when starr was the independent counsel investigating the white water and clinton lieu ensky scandals. Kavanaugh helped write the final report to congress that laid out 11 possible grounds for impeaching president bill clinton. He served as george w. Bushs white House Counsel and Staff Secretary before he was nominated to be a federal judge in 2006. He was confirmed at that time by a vote of 5736. Now, Brett Kavanaughs nomination sets up an extremely
consequential confirmation battle. Within minutes of trumps announcement, several Top Democrats voicing their intention to vote against him. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer put out a saying that b
supreme court justice. could you talk about the significance of the d.c. district court because it has funneled a lot of judges into the federal courts. merrick garland is actually the chief justice, basically kavanaugh s boss on the d.c. district court. that s right. the d.c. court of appeals has sent a number of judges to the supreme court. it is arguably the most influential of the circuit courts because it takes cases about executive power and presidential authority. you know, it oversees the white house and at midministrative actions. kavanaugh has a lot of rulings on the issue of executive power. he has written more than 300 opinions. i think one of the issues will be on regulation, he has taken a skeptical view of agencies like