caption US Circuit Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh is President Donald Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee. source Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the US Supreme Court. Kavanaugh was born and bred in the Washington, DC area and has a long history in conservative circles. His journey to the US Supreme Court has been so star-studded, one senator once called him the “Forrest Gump” of Republican politics. President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh, 53, to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the US Supreme Court. “There is no one in America more qualified for this position, and no one more deserving,” Trump said at the announcement Monday night, fewer than two weeks after Kennedy said he would end his 30-year career on the bench. Republicans have praised Kavanaugh, but the Ivy League-educated veteran of … [Read more...] about How Brett Kavanaugh, the ‘Forrest Gump of Republican politics’, rose to become the Supreme Court’s most pivotal nomination in decades
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Brett Kavanaugh would receive a 16% raise if he’s confirmed as a Supreme Court justice
caption Here’s how much Supreme Court justices make. source Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Brett Kavanaugh, who has served on the Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit since 2006, was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next associate justice on the Supreme Court. The 2018 salary of a Supreme Court associate justice is $255,300, according to the US Courts. Chief Justice John Roberts’ salary is $267,000. Supreme Court justices earn more than double the $115,520 per year judges typically earn in the US, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. If confirmed, Kavanaugh would receive a raise of almost 16% from his current, $220,600-per-year salary for his role as a circuit judge. Adjusted for inflation, the current associate justice salary is lower than it was in 2008. At that time, Supreme Court Justices earned $208,100, which is around $243,000 in today’s dollars. The chief justice earned a 2018 equivalent of about … [Read more...] about Brett Kavanaugh would receive a 16% raise if he’s confirmed as a Supreme Court justice
Trump names Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court, Senate battle looms
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday nominated conservative judge Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court, a decision likely to cement a rightward tilt on the top judicial body with momentous implications for American society. Trump's decision stands to be among the most consequential of his presidency, as he seeks to shape the high court to his conservative leanings for decades to come. With Kavanaugh a mere 53 years old, he could serve for a generation or more. "Judge Kavanaugh has impeccable credentials, unsurpassed qualifications, and a proven commitment to equal justice under the law," Trump said as he introduced his nominee in a prime-time address from the White House, praising him as "one of the finest and sharpest legal minds of our time". After days spent spent teasing his highly-anticipated decision, Trump ended up picking a jurist with extended federal bench and administration experience to fill the vacancy left by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kavanaugh worked … [Read more...] about Trump names Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court, Senate battle looms
Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court
President Donald Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court, to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Trump revealed his pick Monday night, fewer than two weeks after Kennedy announced his retirement from the bench. Kavanaugh is Trump’s second nominee to the high court in the nearly 18 months since he took office. Justice Neil Gorsuch, his first nominee, was confirmed in April 2017. Confirmation proceedings await Kavanaugh next, and conservatives are already going all-in to usher him across the finish line. President Donald Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the US Supreme Court. “There is no one in America more qualified for this position, and no one more deserving,” Trump said of Kavanaugh on Monday night. Trump announced his pick fewer than two weeks after Kennedy said he would end his … [Read more...] about Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court
Donald Trump picks conservative Brett Kavanaugh as US Supreme Court nominee
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - President Donald Trump on Monday (July 9) announced Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee for the US Supreme Court, picking a conservative federal appeals court judge who survived a previous tough Senate confirmation battle and helped investigate Democratic former President Bill Clinton in the 1990s. In picking the 53-year-old Kavanaugh, Trump aimed to entrench conservative control of the court for years to come with his second lifetime appointment to the nation’s highest judicial body in his first 18 months as president. Kavanaugh now faces what appears to be another fierce fight for confirmation in the Senate, where Trump’s fellow Republicans hold a slim majority. If confirmed, Kavanaugh would replace long-serving conservative Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement on June 27 at age 81. The nominee has amassed a solidly conservative judicial record since 2006 on the influential US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia … [Read more...] about Donald Trump picks conservative Brett Kavanaugh as US Supreme Court nominee