New Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has hired an all-female law clerk staff, a first in the history of the body, according to the…
New Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has hired an all-female law clerk staff, a first in the history of the body, according to the New York Times Sunday.
Kavanaugh was besieged by charges of sexual misconduct by several women near the end of the confirmation process. In an additional hearing, one of his accusers, Christine Blasey Ford, testified against him in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
That led to a one-week delay in his confirmation vote while the FBI completed a supplemental background check. The U. S. Senate confirmed Kavanaugh to the highest court in the land on a 50-48 vote, according to CBS News.
“I applaud in general a commitment to hiring a diverse group of clerks, and hope all the justices encourage applicants of color, women and those with backgrounds beyond the usual elite,” Elizabeth B. Wydra, the president of the liberal Constitutional Accountability Center, said, per the newspaper.
“Unfortunately, it’s going to take a lot more than female clerks to undo the damage to the legitimacy of the court done by this travesty of a confirmation process. Women will feel much more confident in the court when their fundamental rights are protected and their equal dignity is respected in the rulings handed down by the justices,” Wydra continued.
Trump praised the Senate action Saturday in a Twitter post, despite the bitter divide inside Congress.
I applaud and congratulate the U. S. Senate for confirming our GREAT NOMINEE, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, to the United States Supreme Court. Later today, I will sign his Commission of Appointment, and he will be officially sworn in. Very exciting!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 6,2018
For the Democrats, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sought to capitalize on Kavanaugh’s appointment by calling on those upset about the Senate vote to go to polls in the midterm elections.
