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U.S. Supreme Court,
Judges and Judiciary,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Sep. 4, 2018

Kavanaugh’s Kozinski connection will raise its head at confirmation hearing

A professional connection that helped propel Judge Brett Kavanaugh to what is the pinnacle of most ambitious lawyers’ wildest dreams, a possibility to sit on the nation’s highest court, may prove to be a liability Tuesday, when senators pepper the U.S. Supreme Court nominee with questions about his qualifications for the seat.

Kavanaugh’s Kozinski connection will raise its head at confirmation hearing
Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. in July.

A professional connection that helped propel Judge Brett Kavanaugh through the ranks of the federal judiciary may prove to be a liability today.

When senators pepper the U.S. Supreme Court nominee with questions about his qualifications for the seat, some will ask about a relationship he developed just as his legal career began.

A year out of law school, Kavanaugh clerked on the 9th U.S. Circuit Cou...

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