Lisa Blatt, a self-described liberal feminist who has argued more cases before the U.S. Supreme Court than any other woman, will be one of three “introducers” of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh for his confirmation hearing on Sept. 4.

The Senate Judiciary Committee announced late Tuesday that Blatt, an Arnold & Porter partner in Washington, would introduce Kavanaugh along with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio. The names of hearing witnesses will be announced later.

The appearance of Blatt and Rice will underscore a theme advanced by Kavanaugh's supporters that, as an appeals judge, he has been open to many points of view and he values diversity. In a similar move in 2017, former Obama acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal introduced nominee Neil Gorsuch.

It is customary for home-state senators to introduce nominees, but Maryland, where Kavanaugh lives, is home to two Democratic senators: Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen.

In an Aug. 2 column in Politico Magazine, Blatt extolled Kavanaugh's qualifications and intelligence.

“Sometimes a superstar is just a superstar,” she wrote. “That is the case with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who had long been considered the most qualified nominee for the Supreme Court if Republicans secured the White House. The Senate should confirm him.”

Blatt added: “Democrats should quit attacking Kavanaugh—full stop. It is unbecoming to block him simply because they want to, and they risk alienating intelligent people who see the obvious: He is the most qualified conservative for the job.”

She acknowledged in the piece that “my friends on the left will criticize me for speaking up for Kavanaugh. But we all benefit from having smart, qualified and engaged judges on our highest court, regardless of the administration that nominates them.”

Blatt, who has argued 35 cases before the high court, also helped organize a joint letter in support of Kavanaugh by 41 appellate advocates that was sent to the Judiciary Committee on Monday. She heads Arnold & Porter's appellate and Supreme Court practice and previously worked in the solicitor general's office. Blatt also clerked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg when Ginsburg was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

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