UK Daily Mail "New Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has kept a promise he made during his confirmation process - to hire all female clerks in his first term on the bench.
"Four women clerks joined him at the Supreme Court building on Tuesday, his first day of a lifetime appointment to the bench.
"Their hiring comes after Kavanaugh denied multiple allegations of sexual assault and was the target of protestors who called on senators to believe women and vote against his confirmation. " . . .
. . . "Sara Nommensen graduated from Harvard Law in 2016 and has been an adviser in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. "She was a student of Kavanaugh’s when he taught at Harvard Law School and signed a letter in support of his nomination."She also was the vice president of social activities at the Harvard Law chapter of the Federalist Society. "All four women were reported to be with Kavanaugh at the Supreme Court on Sunday after his swearing-in ceremony Saturday night, held as protestors chanted outside the building. " . . .
. . . "Megan Lacy was a member of the White House team that handled Kavanaugh's confirmation and is a former counsel to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley.
"She was working as Senior Advisor to Brent McIntosh, General Counsel of the Treasury Department when she was detailed to the White House to join the legislative team handling the Kavanaugh nomination.
"She is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School in 2010.
"In 2013-2014, she clerked for Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit."
. . . "Shannon Grammel is a 2017 Stanford Law School graduate and was president of the Stanford Law Review.
"Grammel previously clerked for Judge Harvie Wilkinson III on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
"She had started a job at the Justice Department’s Civil Appellate division before she received her clerkship with Kavanaugh." . . .
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