Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Charles Schumer

Majority Leader Minority Leader
United States Senate United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senate Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer,

We, the undersigned, stand with the American Bar Association and fully support its call for the
United States Senate to delay voting on Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination to the United States
Supreme Court. Regardless of our political views, we find the allegations made by multiple women
about Judge Kavanaugh to be deeply troubling. At this time, we believe our nation would not be
well served by a Justice clouded by accusations such as those made by Dr. Ford.

We, thus, seek a full inquiry by the Federal Bureau of Investigations into Judge Kavanaugh’s
conduct, and request that no votes on his nomination be taken by the United States Senate until the
completion of such an investigation.

Supreme Court Justices play a significant role in interpreting the law in our country. It is crucial
that nominees be not only highly professionally qualified, but of the highest personal character. In
light of Justices’ lifetime tenure, the prudent thing for the Senate to do is to delay the vote until
such time that Judge Kavanaugh’s conduct has been thoroughly reviewed.

More than any period in our lifetimes, the rule of law and due process is threatened. Today,
Americans disagree not only on what party to belong to and whom to vote for in an election, but
on the very facts which underlie our political process. On this basis, an expert-led, neutral, non-
partisan, investigation into Judge Kavanaugh’s background is more important than ever—witho ut
it, his nomination will be forever tainted in the eyes of a substantial number of Americans, no
matter the outcome.

Article II, section two of the constitution empowers the Senate to advise and consent on
presidential appointments. This is both a privilege and a duty. To maintain the separation of powers
between the branches, which has ensured the survival of our government for the last 230 years, the
Congress must carefully evaluate every nominee put forward by the Executive. Until all
information relevant to that evaluation has been collected and reviewed, we respectfully request
that no further action be taken on Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination to our Highest Court.

Nicholas Monck QuenDesmond Kellum

Student Bar Association, President Student Bar Association, President
University of Colorado School of Law Howard University School of Law

Xeris Gregory Max Engel

Student Bar Association, President Student Bar Association, President
University of Alabama School of Law University of California, Davis School of Law
Joshua Reznik Ava Jahanvash
Student Bar Association, President Student Bar Association, President
Michigan State University College of Law Pepperdine School of Law

Stephanie Deolarte Charles C. Hickman

Student Bar Association, President Student Bar Association, President
City University of New York School of Law WMU Cooley Law School

Jevan Hutson Daniel J. Trujillo Esmeral

Student Bar Association, President Student Bar Association, President
University of Washington School of Law Antonin Scalia Law School

Tanyell Cooke John Fogarty

Student Bar Association, President Student Bar Association, President
Fordham University School of Law University of Maine School of Law

Luis Vasquez Brian Gibbons

Student Bar Association, President Student Bar Association, President
UCLA School of Law Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Jackson G. O’Brien Jake Miller

Student Bar Association, President Student Bar Association, President
Drake University Law School Washburn University School of Law

Kristina Hurley Erika Simonson

Student Bar Association, President Student Bar Association, President
Cornell Law School Syracuse University College of Law

Kyle Scott Clauss Jahid Mowla

Student Bar Association, President Student Bar Association, President
Vermont Law School Georgetown University Law Center

Miranda Steed Brenna Culliton

Student Bar Association, President Student Bar Association, President
William S. Richardson School of Law American University Washington College of
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Law

Christopher Joo Hyung Im Allison Ramsey

Student Bar Association, President Student Bar Association, President
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles University of San Francisco School of Law

Caroline M. Moos Kaitlyn Holzer

Student Bar Association, President Student Bar Association, President
Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, University of Maryland Francis King Carey
Minnesota School of Law

Julianna A. Koster Katie Gross

Student Bar Association, President Student Bar Association, President
Rutgers Law School, Camden University of California Hastings College of the
Law
Alexandra Simels
Student Bar Association, President
New York Law School
Kyle Bunnell
Student Bar Association, President
University of Kentucky College of Law
Daniel Cortes
Student Bar Association, President
Florida International University College of Law
Genghis X. Shakhan
Student Bar Association, President
Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School
Thomas M. Ybarra
Student Bar Association, President
Willamette University College of Law
Guillermo J. Lopez Segarra
Student Bar Association, President
Florida Coastal School of Law
Stacie Damazo
Student Bar Association, President
Lewis & Clark Law School
Naomi M. Butler
Student Bar Association, President
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Candice Green
Student Bar Association, President
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Alex Bernstein
Student Government Association, President
Boston University School of Law
Ashley G. Kennedy Ph.D.
Student Bar Association, President
University of Illinois College of Law
Benjamin de Seingalt
Student Bar Association, President
Tulane University Law School
Ali Kingston
Student Bar Association, President
The George Washington University Law School
Elsa Linares
Student Bar Association, President
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Law
Haley Harlan
Student Bar Association, President
Washington University in St. Louis School of
Law
Andrew Cutillo
Law School Student Senate, President
University of Michigan Law School