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Oct. 9, 2018
Following weeks of contentious debate over sexual assault allegations, it's Brett Kavanaugh's first day as associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Kavanaugh will emerge Tuesday morning from behind the courtroom's red velvet curtains and take his seat alongside his eight colleagues.
The highest court of the land now stands with five solidly conservative justices on the bench. Kavanaugh was confirmed 50-48 Saturday, the closest vote to confirm a justice since 1881, and has had a busy three days since then.
On Saturday evening, Kavanaugh took his oaths of office in a private ceremony at the Supreme Court while protesters chanted outside the court building. Kavanaugh participated in a second swearing-in ceremony at the White House Monday evening. President Trump took the occasion to apologize to Kavanaugh for the "suffering" he and his family endured over the course of the confirmation process.
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