Brett Kavanaugh has been chosen as a Supreme Court nominee by President Trump and his Tuesday hearing was repeatedly interrupted.
Democratic lawmakers kept interrupting Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing
by objecting to the decision to appoint him as a nominee. Here are seven things to know about him:
- He has served various roles for the U.S. government, including his current position as a U.S. circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
- Kavanaugh was the White House Staff Secretary during the George W. Bush presidency.
- He also played a crucial role in the Starr Report when he worked Ken Starr as an attorney, which led to the impeachment of former president Bill Clinton.
- Kavanaugh has been a vocal about his views against abortion, criticizing a decision that would allow U.S. immigrant minors to obtain abortions in the U.S.
- He has also expressed his disdain for the Affordable Care Act, saying that it is not constitutional.
- Kavanaugh has also been vocal about his religion as he is a Catholic who often serves as a lector at his church in Washington D.C.
- He has helped to serve meals to the homeless as part of his religious duty and he has tutored at the Washington Jesuit Academy, which is a Catholic private school in Washington, D.C.