川普提名卡瓦諾出任聯邦最高法院大法官

U.S. President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, is taking his first step Tuesday toward securing his place on the high court, when he begins meeting with senators to shore up support for his nomination ahead of hearings.

Kavanaugh, a 53-year-old conservative-leaning federal judge for the past 12 years, with an extensive legal paper trail, is also no stranger to executive branch politics and controversy.

Kavanaugh said, "if confirmed by the senate I will keep an open mind in every case. And I will always strive to preserve the Constitution of the United States and the American rule law."

Known as a devout Catholic, Kavanaugh's position on one of America's most politically charged issues – abortion – has raised concerns.

Kavanaugh could become Trump' second Supreme Court placement, after selecting conservative Neil Gorsuch to succeed Antonin Scalia, who had died at the age of 79 in February 2016.美國總統川普剛剛提名的最高法院大法官人選佈雷特·卡瓦諾已經開始爲爭取獲得任命採取第一步行動，與國會參議員們會面，希望在聽證會前得到對他的支持。

現年53歲的卡瓦諾是一位持保守立場的聯邦法官，他在過去12年中的法律文件記錄十分廣泛，對行政部門的政治和爭議也不陌生。

卡瓦諾說，“如果獲得參議院確認，我將在每一個案例中保持開放的態度。我將始終努力維護美國憲法和美國治國法律。”

卡瓦諾是虔誠的天主教徒，爲此他在美國最具政治色彩的問題之一，婦女墮胎權益問題上的立場引起關注。

在尼爾·戈薩奇（Neil Gorsuch）接替2016年去世的79歲的大法官安東尼·斯卡利亞後，卡瓦諾可能成爲川普總統任內安排的第二名保守派大法官。