“President Trump is tapping a young district judge and former clerk to now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to fill a vacancy on the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit,” the Washington Post reports.
“The nomination of Justin Walker, 37, is almost certain to trigger a vigorous battle over his qualifications to serve on the nation’s second-most influential court, which is often at the apex of key cases involving executive power and federal regulations.”