Brett M. Kavanaugh

About

Justice Brett Kavanaugh, appointed by President Trump in 2018, has emerged as a pragmatic conservative who sometimes provides the swing vote in closely divided cases. He authored the majority in United States v. Skrmetti, the transgender healthcare case. A former D.C. Circuit judge and White House counsel, Kavanaugh tends to write narrower opinions that avoid sweeping doctrinal changes, often joined by Chief Justice Roberts.