President Donald Trump picked Brett Kavanaugh of the D.C. Circuit for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, succeeding Justice Anthony Kennedy, for whom he clerked. The nomination triggered a flood of responses from top appellate lawyers in Big Law, law school professors and advocates on the right and left. We’ve compiled some of the notable remarks below.

BIG LAW

➤➤ William Jay, Goodwin Procter: “Judge Kavanaugh has been a fair-minded judge throughout his time on the DC Circuit, known for thorough but polite questioning and excellent legal writing. He has thought deeply about the separation of powers and will be a Justice who is ready right away to handle the issues the Court confronts.”

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]