Supreme Court of the United States
1 First Street, Northeast
Washington, DC 20543
Full Name:
Brett M. Kavanaugh
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Ashley; 2 Children: Margaret, Liza
Birth Date:
02/12/1965
Birth Place:
Washington, DC
JD, Yale Law School, 1990
BA, Yale College, 1987
No political experience information on file.
No caucus information on file.
Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, 2018-present
Samuel Williston Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School, 2009-present
Faculty Member, Supreme Court, Harvard Law School, 2014, 2016-2018
Judge, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 2006-2018
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Justice, United States Supreme Court, October 6, 2018
Nominated by President Donald J. Trump, Justice, United States Supreme Court, July 9, 2018
Faculty Member, Separation of Powers, Harvard Law School, 2008-2015
Faculty Member, National Security and Foreign Relations Law, Yale Law School, 2011
Faculty Member, Constitutional Interpretation, Georgetown University Law Center, 2007
Assistant, President George W. Bush, 2003-2006
Nominated by President George W. Bush, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, January 25th, 2006
Confirmed by the Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, May 26, 2006
Associate Counsel/Senior Associate Counsel, President George W. Bush, 2001-2003
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis, 1997-1998, 1999-2001
Associate Counsel, Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr, 1994-1997, 1998
Law Clerk, Honorable Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States, 1993-1994
Attorney, Office of the Solicitor General, United States Department of Justice, 1992-1993
Law Clerk, Honorable Alex Kozinski, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1991-1992
Law Clerk, Honorable Walter K. Stapleton, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1990-1991
Judicial Liaison Representative, Administrative Conference of the United States, present
Member, Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules, Judicial Conference of the United States, present
Member, American Law Institute, present
Lector/Parishioner, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, present
Member, Board of Directors, Washington Jesuit Academy, present
Member, Committee on the Judicial Branch, Judicial Conference of the United States, present
Member, Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court, present
Member/Former President, Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court, present
Member, Federalist Society, present
Coach, Girls Basketball Teams, present
Member, John Carroll Society, present
Tutor, J.O. Wilson Elementary School, present
Member, Lawyers Club of Washington, present
Tutor, Washington Jesuit Academy, present
Former Judiciary Ex Officio Representative, Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section, American Bar Association
Former Notes Editor, Yale Law Journal
Member, Board of Directors, District of Columbia Circuit Historical Society, 2010-2016
Spouse's Occupation:
Town Manager of Section 5 of Chevy Chase Village, Maryland