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One day after the Senate confirmed her nomination to the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered a powerful message of gratitude and acknowledgement extending generations during an event on the White House South Lawn on Friday. “It has taken 232 years and 115 prior appointments for a
By a vote of 53-47, the Senate on Thursday afternoon confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Jackson will become the first Black woman to serve on the court, fulfilling a campaign promise by then-candidate Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign.
The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked 11-11 along party lines on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer, who plans to retire from the Supreme Court this summer.
Amy sits down with SCOTUSblog’s James Romoser and Katie Barlow to discuss all four days of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings. Later in the episode: Justice Clarence Thomas in the hospital, Ginni Thomas’ texts, and major orders and opinions from the court.
The third day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s nomination hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson proceeded much like the second. Jackson vowed to respect precedent and to rule “without any agendas.” Democrats portrayed her path to the top of the legal profession as a quintessential story of American progress.
At times moved to tears, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson weathered another full day of questioning from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Here’s our recap of the major moments from day three of the hearings.
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson extolled judicial restraint, avoided weighing in on what she called policy issues, and defended herself against Republican assertions that she was too lenient in criminal sentencing during her eight years as a federal district judge.
For 12 hours on Tuesday, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson answered questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Here’s a 15-minute recap of some of the most significant questions and answers. Plus, Amy answers two listener questions.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson vowed Monday to approach cases “from a neutral posture” and to be transparent in her decision-making if confirmed to the Supreme Court, a milestone that would make her the first Black woman justice in American history. “All of my professional experiences,” Jackson told
On Monday, hearings began in the Senate Judiciary Committee for the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Here’s a recap of some of the most revealing remarks from senators on both sides of the aisle and from Jackson herself.
Amy Coney Barrett navigated a truncated confirmation timeline with a COVID-19 outbreak in a GOP caucus that held a slim majority in the Senate. Brett Kavanaugh was hauled before the Senate Judiciary Committee a second time to address an allegation of sexual assault in high school.
Just four days after President Joe Biden nominated her to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson submitted her responses to a questionnaire that the Senate Judiciary Committee will use as it considers her nomination.