Ex-Kavanaugh Clerk Scrutinized Over Experience for Judicial Post

A former clerk to now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who’s nominated for a district judgeship in Kentucky, fended off questions Wednesday about his lack of judicial experience.

Justin Walker told the Senate Judiciary Committee at his nomination hearing that his experience as a University of Louisville law professor and his private practice work qualifies him for a lifetime district court appointment.

“My experience exploring criminal procedure, evidence, civil procedure, constitutional law has prepared me to analyze the kind of complex legal questions that judges deal with, especially the majority of what they do, which is motion work,” Walker said.

He ...