Consideration for appointment to the highest court is not the same as being considered for mayor, dog catcher or even governor -- perhaps one *might* reasonably expect the public to overlook attempted rape 30-odd years prior for one of those positions. Applying that test to one nominated to the seat on the United States Supreme Court previously held by the Hon. Anthony Kennedy, Lewis Powell, Hugo Black, Willis Van Devanter, Edward White, Samuel Blatchford, Ward Hunt, Samuel Nelson and others might lead one to believe that being an attempted rapist at any age to be disqualifying. On the other hand, the state of Maryland, among others, has no statute of limitations for that crime and the position for which one might be considered under those circumstances is no higher than "inmate".
On an additional hand, that seat has been warmed by a series of asses who voted for the Dred Scott decision, undermined due process under the 14th Amendment, voted with the majority in Plessy v Ferguson, was one of the Four Horsemen that voted against the New Deal on nearly all occasions, was the author of The Powell Memo, defended Bug Tobacco, not been warmed by two Reagan nominees who were rejected or withdrawn, one for being Robert Bork and the other for smoking too much dope, before being handed over to Justice Kennedy who may have left his seat cold intentionally to let the orangutan nominate a Justice who would keep him from from being subpoenaed if indicted because the president is too important for mere mortal laws of the land. In the final analysis, Kavanaugh may be exactly the right fit to carry in the legacy of that seat, but for the pesky legal matter of attempted rape in Maryland for which there is no statute of limitations. Perhaps we should let justice run its course and let the bastard testify on his own behalf for the seat once again in the orange jumpsuit if the Maryland Dept if Corrections.