Trump Selects Kavanaugh in Bid to Cement Conservative High Court

Appeals court judge worked for President George W. Bush, Starr
Appointment could shift court to right on abortion, gay rights

President Trump announces Brett Kavanaugh as his choice for Supreme Court Justice. (Source: Bloomberg)

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By Greg Stohr, Jennifer Jacobs, and Jennifer Epstein

July 10, 2018 at 4:11 AM UTC

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President Donald Trump moved to reshape the U.S. Supreme Court, filling the second vacancy of his presidency with Judge Brett Kavanaugh and potentially creating the most conservative court in generations.

Kavanaugh, 53, is a Washington insider and former aide to President George W. Bush who has been a skeptic of regulatory power during a dozen years on a federal appeals court in Washington.