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President's Statement on Senate Confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Court of Appeals:

I applaud the Senate's vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Brett Kavanaugh is superbly qualified for the Court of Appeals and will be a brilliant, thoughtful, and fair-minded judge. I appreciate his distinguished service in the Executive Branch for the last five years, as Associate Counsel and then Senior Associate Counsel to the President, and since July 2003 in the vital role of Staff Secretary. I congratulate Brett and his family on today's confirmation and thank him for his continued service to the law and our Nation.

Again, congratulations to Mr. Kavanaugh and to his family. Meanwhile, the Virginia Bar Association is floating seven names for Judge Luttig's seat on the Fourth Circuit. They're listed below the fold, along with three others previously mentioned.

D. Arthur Kelsey, a judge on the Virginia Court of Appeals from Suffolk;
Walter DeKalb Kelley Jr., U.S. District Court judge in Norfolk;
State Supreme Court Justice G. Steven Agee;
State Supreme Court Justice Donald W. Lemons;
Thomas E. Albro, a Charlottesville lawyer;
Glen E. Conrad, a U.S. District judge for Virginia's Western District; and
John G. Douglass, a law professor at the University of Richmond.

Also being touted for the Luttig seat are Solicitor General Paul Clement, law professor Caleb Nelson, and U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson.

Hat Tip: How Appealing and BoBo.

UPDATE: The Virginia State Bar has added the following names to the list:

State Circuit Court Judge Patricia Lee West of Virginia Beach;
State Circuit Court Judge Christopher W. Hutton of Hampton;
Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge Elizabeth A. McClanahan;
Attorney E. Duncan Getchell Jr. of Richmond;
Law professor Ronald Rotunda of George Mason University;
U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith;
U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer; and
U.S. Magistrate Judge Pamela Meade Sargent.

That's enough! No more! I don't want to do any more hyperlinks for this seat! Luttig, look what you have done.