Top 67 Quotes & Sayings by Brett Kavanaugh
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Last updated on December 23, 2024.
The motto of my Jesuit high school was 'Men for others.' I've tried to live that creed.
Semi-automatic rifles, like semi-automatic handguns, have not traditionally been banned and are in common use by law-abiding citizens for self-defense in the home, hunting, and other lawful uses.
Congress should clarify that a sitting president is not subject to criminal indictment while in office.
Whether the Constitution allows indictment of a sitting president is debatable.
I'm a good person. I've led a good life.
Even the lesser burdens of a criminal investigation - including preparing for questioning by criminal investigators - are time-consuming and distracting.
Justice Kennedy devoted his career to securing liberty. I am deeply honored to be nominated to fill his seat on the Supreme Court.
I believe that an independent and impartial judiciary is essential to our constitutional republic.
I was not involved and am not involved in the questions about the rules governing detention of combatants.
We should not burden a sitting president with civil suits, criminal investigations, or criminal prosecutions.
I have tried to create bonds with my daughters like my dad created with me.
There is no meaningful or persuasive constitutional distinction between semiautomatic handguns and semiautomatic rifles.
My law clerks come from diverse backgrounds and points of view.
As a judge, I have always treated colleagues and litigants with the utmost respect.
I think justices of all stripes agree that stare decisis is important, but not an inextricable command. It's not inflexible; it's not absolute.
If confirmed to the D.C. Circuit, I would follow Roe v. Wade faithfully and fully. That would be binding precedent of the court. It's been decided by the Supreme Court.
I am proud that a majority of my law clerks have been women.
Like civil suits, criminal investigations take the president's focus away from his or her responsibilities to the people.
If confirmed by the Senate to serve on the Supreme Court, I will keep an open mind in every case and always strive to preserve the Constitution of the United States and the American rule of law.
My dad went to law school at night while working full-time. He has an unparalleled work ethic and has passed down to me his passion for playing and watching sports. I love him dearly.
When people ask what it's like to be an only child, I say it depends on who your parents are. I was lucky.
I am a pro-law judge.
Having seen first-hand how complex and difficult the job is, I believe it vital that the president be able to focus on his never-ending tasks with as few distractions as possible.
A judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law.
Sometimes I had too many beers.
I believe that an independent judiciary is the crown jewel of our constitutional republic.
My wife, Ashley, is a West Texan, a graduate of Abilene Cooper Public High School and the University of Texas.
If the president does something dastardly, the impeachment process is available.
With respect to the legal justifications or the policies relating to the treatment of detainees, I was not aware of any issues on that or the legal memos that subsequently came out until the summer, sometime in 2004, when there started to be news reports on that.
I am not a pro-plaintiff or pro-defendant judge.
I revere the Constitution.
There is one kind of judge. There is an independent judge under our Constitution.
The law does not allow the FTC to just snap its fingers and temporarily block a merger.
I believe that the president should be excused from some of the burdens of ordinary citizenship while serving in office. This is not something I necessarily thought in the 1980s or 1990s. Like many Americans at that time, I believed that the president should be required to shoulder the same obligations that we all carry.
I was in high school - and I went to an all-boys Catholic high school, a Jesuit high school, where I was focused on academics and athletics, going to church every Sunday at Little Flower, working on my service projects, and friendship, friendship with my fellow classmates and friendship with girls from the local all-girls Catholic schools.
When I got into Yale College, got into Yale Law School. I've worked my tail off.
My judicial philosophy is straightforward.
As a judge, I hire four law clerks each year. I look for the best.
In my view, it is unreasonable for EPA to exclude considerations of costs in determining whether it is 'appropriate' to impose significant new regulations on electric utilities.
I thank God every day for my family.
The Supreme Court must never be viewed as a partisan institution.
I am not a pro-prosecution or pro-defense judge.
As I have said repeatedly, if confirmed to the court, I would be part of a team of nine, committed to deciding cases according to the constitution and laws of the United States. I would always strive to be a team player.
The task of dealing with global warming is urgent and important.
I like beer.
My mom was a teacher. In the 1960s and '70s, she taught history at two largely African American public high schools in Washington, D.C. - McKinley Tech and H.D. Woodson. Her example taught me the importance of equality for all Americans.
The Senate should consider a rule ensuring that every judicial nominee receives a vote by the Senate within 180 days of being nominated by the president.
A court's assessment of an agency's compliance with statutory limits does not depend on whether the agency's policy is good or whether the agency's intentions are laudatory.
Every day, I will try to be the best husband, dad, and friend I can be.
The earth is warming. Humans are contributing.
My time in high school and college, more than 30 years ago, has been ridiculously distorted.
I am part of the vibrant Catholic community in the D.C. area. The members of that community disagree about many things, but we are united by a commitment to serve.
A president who is concerned about an ongoing criminal investigation is almost inevitably going to do a worse job as president.
The nation certainly would have been better off if President Clinton could have focused on Osama bin Laden without being distracted by the Paula Jones sexual harassment case and its criminal investigation offshoots.
I do not decide cases based on personal or policy preferences.
The Supreme Court is the last line of defense for the separation of powers and for the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution.
A judge must interpret statutes as written. And a judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent.
I have been known for my courtesy on and off the bench.
A ban on a class of arms is not an 'incidental' regulation. It is equivalent to a ban on a category of speech.
However much we might sympathize or agree with EPA's policy objectives, EPA may act only within the boundaries of its statutory authority.
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