Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh will make “an incredible Supreme Court justice,” U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said Thursday after meeting with him.

“Clearly he is a well-qualified judge who has incredible experience in the federal courts,” Gardner said in an emailed statement.

“We had a long conversation about the role of precedent and how a judge should perform on the bench. It’s not about personal opinion, it’s not about personal biases or policy preferences, it’s about looking at the law and ruling on the law and where the law takes you. We had a good conversation about how he would be on the Supreme Court.”

Kavanaugh, the appellate court judge tapped by President Donald Trump to fill the seat of retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, had a roster-full of meetings with Republican senators as he shores-up votes before a confirmation hearing, the Associated Press reported this week.

Republicans are eager to have Kavanaugh confirmed before the midterm elections as an accomplishment they can bring home to voters.

Democrats want background on Kavanaugh’s 12 years as an appellate judge as well as his earlier jobs on Ken Starr’s team investigating Bill Clinton; the 2000 presidential election recount; and as staff secretary in the George W. Bush administration. The documents could top 1 million pages.

Some Democrats have declined to meet with Kavanaugh while they wait on documents.

View video of the meeting here.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.