UPDATE
Washington, DC – President Donald Trump has selected federal Court of Appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh as the successor to Judge Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court. The president said Kavanaugh is “committed to equal justice under the law.” Trump hailed Kavanaugh as “a judge’s judge.” The Yale Law School graduate as served on the Appeals Court bench for the past 12 years.
Kavanaugh praised his family and Justice Kennedy, who he (Kavanaugh) once clerked for, and said of Trump, “no president has consulted more wisely.”
Original story based on White House press release
WASHINGTON, DC. – Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced on June 27 that he would retire from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of this month. Tonight, President Trump will be joined by Vice President Mike Pence and senior leaders from Congress as he announces his nominee to be our Nation’s 114th Supreme Court Justice.
In his first year, President Trump appointed a record number of Federal judges, each of whom is standing up for our rights. That record includes the confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court last year. In just a little more than a year on the bench, Justice Gorsuch has proven to be a crucial voice for restoring Constitutional principles to our government.
By appointing rule-of-law judges, President Trump has reshaped the judiciary. That work goes hand-in-hand with the President’s program to reduce the size and scope of government, which includes signing the largest tax cuts in history, implementing unprecedented regulatory reform, and promoting individual liberties and religious freedoms.
Watch the President’s Supreme Court announcement at 9 p.m. ET.