Next week the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the federal judge President Biden has tapped as his Supreme Court nominee.
By Tierney Sneed and Ariane de Vogue, CNN Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has already appeared before the Senate three times in confirmation proceedings for prior roles. But several days of hearings for her Supreme Court nomination this week will be the highest-profile — and likely most contentious — gr…
The Senate confirmation hearings have begun for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to serve on the Supreme Court. Here are images from the historic hearings.
She is the first nominee with significant criminal defense experience since Thurgood Marshall, the first Black American to serve on the nation's highest court.
The Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will begin Monday in the Senate, marking President Biden's first nomination to the high court.
Jackson's four-day Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing starts on Monday. A simple majority vote in needed in the Senate to confirm Jackson to the lifetime post. She has won three prior Senate confirmation votes for other jobs.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee is beginning historic confirmation hearings Monday for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court, and she would be one of four women on the court, the largest number ever to serve at one time.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday gaveled open the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the nation’s highest
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will begin Monday, with Democratic leaders setting a goal of reaching a final Senate vote by early April.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s presence on the highest court in the land would symbolize something that the entire Emily’s List team, including myself, fight for every day – representation.
President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday, beginning a 4-day hearing process.
In addition to being the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, Jackson would be the third Black justice, after Thurgood Marshall and his successor, Justice Clarence Thomas.