Brett Kavanaugh Writes Op-Ed in Wall Street Journal, says “I Am a Pro-Law Judge”

On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed written by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. 

In the op-ed, Kavanaugh apologizes for some of his responses during last Thursday’s hearing which was set up to look into sexual assault accusations made by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford against the judge. Kavanaugh wrote, “I was very emotional last Thursday, more so than I have ever been. I might have been too emotional at times. I know that my tone was sharp, and I said a few things I should not have said.”

The judge then goes on to urge people to remember that he is human, and that he was there not only to defend himself, but also to defend his family. He wrote, “I hope everyone can understand that I was there as a son, husband and dad. I testified with five people foremost in my mind: my mom, my dad, my wife, and most of all my daughters.”

Kavanaugh also reiterated that he is an impartial, independent judge and plans to maintain that status. Judges he said, “make decisions because the law and the Constitution compel the result.”

“Over the past 12 years, I have ruled sometimes for the prosecution and sometimes for criminal defendants, sometimes for workers and sometimes for businesses, sometimes for environmentalists and sometimes for coal miners,” he continued. 

“In each case, I have followed the law. I do not decide cases based…