United States Senator Lindsey Graham (Republican of South Carolina), right, meets with Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Credit: Rod Lamkey / CNP/Sipa USA
United States Senator Lindsey Graham (Republican of South Carolina) meets with Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
(AP)-The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to begin its historic confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. The 51-year-old federal judge would be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
Barring a significant misstep by Jackson, Democrats who control the Senate by the slimmest of margins intend to wrap up her confirmation before Easter. Jackson is expected to present an opening statement Monday afternoon, then answer questions from the committee’s 11 Democrats and 11 Republicans over the next two days.
It’s not yet clear how aggressively Republicans will go after Jackson, given that her confirmation would not alter the court’s 6-3 conservative majority.
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