Getting to know Kavanaugh

Not the first judge in family

His mother, Martha, was the first Judge Kavanaugh in the family. She went to law school when he was young and became a Maryland prosecutor and judge.

From Clinton to Bush

He was a whiz kid on independent counsel Kenneth Starr’s staff in the 1990s as part of the investigation that led to President Bill Clinton’s impeachment. Later, he became a White House counsel and staff secretary to President George W. Bush.

‘Coach K’

That’s his nickname on his daughters’ Catholic Youth Organization basketball teams, which he coaches.