White House Holds Second Swearing-In Ceremony for Kavanaugh

Brett Kavanaugh (L) is sworn in as Associate justice of the Supreme Court by retired Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy (R) before wife Ashley Estes Kavanaugh (2nd-R), daughters Margaret (2nd-L) and Elizabeth (C), and President Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 8, 2018,. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Brett Kavanaugh was already sworn in as a Supreme Court justice on Oct. 6, but the White House held another swearing-in ceremony for him, with the president in attendance, after a prolonged confirmation hearing.

Addressing a packed East Room on Oct. 8, President Donald Trump introduced his nominee with an apology.