PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has chosen Washington DC Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the Supreme Court. The decision, which Trump announced Monday night, is likely to face opposition not only from Democrats in Congress but also from leaders within the tech industry who oppose Kavanaugh’s perspective on issues related to privacy and net neutrality.

A former clerk for Justice Kennedy, the 53-year-old judge also once worked under independent counsel Kenneth Starr, whose investigation led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Later, Kavanaugh served as White House staff secretary under President George W. Bush. As predicted, he is a solidly conservative pick, whose nomination to the DC Circuit Appeals Court was put on hold for three years over concerns he was too partisan. But President Trump denied the inherently political nature of his pick. “What matters is not a judge’s political views,” he said, “but whether they can set aside those views to do what the law and the constitution require.”

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