1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Brett M. Kavanaugh: Selected Primary Material July 17, 2018 On July 9, 2018, President Trump announced the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circui
2、t (D.C. Circuit) to fill the impending vacancy on the Supreme Court caused by Justice Kennedys scheduled retirement on July 31, 2018. This sidebar contains reference information about Judge Kavanaugh, including a biography; a list of publications he authored or co-authored; legislative documentation
3、 related to previous nominations; lists of his written opinions; a list of Supreme Court briefs to which he contributed; and additional resources. For initial observations about Judge Kavanaughs nomination to the Supreme Court, please see CRS Legal Sidebar LSB10168, President Trump Nominates Judge B
4、rett Kavanaugh: Initial Observations, by Andrew Nolan. Biography Judge Kavanaugh was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) on January 25, 2006 by George W. Bush to a seat vacated by Judge Laurence H. Silberman. The Senate confirmed Judge
