After a contentious few weeks in a spectacle of a nomination hearing, Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed as the newest Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by a 51-49 vote. The divisive and controversial process has left a wake of concerns. In particular, these hearings demonstrated how politicization and victimization can negatively impact not only the discourse, process, and results in the SCOTUS nomination, but more so the public perception of our political system and of the validity of sexual abuse claims.