Twenty-six state attorneys general signed a letter to Senate leaders last month expressing their support for the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
The chief law enforcement officers of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming signed the letter.
They called Kavanaugh "an outstanding jurist with a proven commitment to upholding the Constitution and the rule of law."
"We have no doubt that he possesses the qualifications, temperament, and judicial philosophy to be an excellent Associate Justice," they wrote. "Throughout his career, Judge Kavanaugh has demonstrated an abiding commitment to the principles and freedoms on which our country was founded, and an unshakable respect for the proper roles of the courts within our constitutional structure. The Senate should confirm Judge Kavanaugh without delay."
Additionally, 31 state governors have written Senate leaders to support Kavanaugh's expeditious confirmation to the Supreme Court.
"As Judge Kavanaugh stated in his remarks to the nation, his judicial philosophy is straightforward," they wrote. "He believes a judge must be independent and open-minded and must interpret the law as written. As his record shows, he will interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history, tradition, and precedent. Judge Kavanaugh will adjudicate legal disputes with impartiality, preserving the Constitution of the United States and the rule of law."
President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh to fill the seat of Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement in June. The nominee became a D.C. Circuit Court judge in 2006, and he also served as staff secretary during the George W. Bush administration.
Senate Democrats have called for Kavanaugh's hearings, scheduled to begin Sept. 4, to be delayed in the wake of Michael Cohen's implication of Trump in a potential campaign finance violation. However, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa.) has given no indication any delay will occur.
If Kavanaugh is confirmed, it would make two Trump Supreme Court justices confirmed in two years, following Neil Gorsuch's ascension to the high court in 2017.
Democrats would have to unanimously oppose Kavanaugh and flip two–assuming a Republican is appointed to fill the late Sen. John McCain's (R., Ariz.) seat–Republicans to the "nay" column to stop his confirmation. No Senate Republicans have expressed any opposition to him to date, and some red-state Democrats facing tough re-election battles could vote to confirm him as well.