Brett Kavanaugh named as Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick

Nominee is further to the right than outgoing Supreme Court Justice

Donald Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court
Donald Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh for the US Supreme Court
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Donald Trump has nominated 53-year-old federal judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Kavanaugh, a “conservative stalwart with deep ties to the Republican establishment”, worked in the White House during George W Bush’s presidency, the Washington Post reports. He now serves on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.

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