President Joe Biden has fulfilled his promise to nominate the first African American woman to the Supreme Court. In choosing Federal Appeals Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the president is counting on a smoother confirmation than we’ve seen recently.
Democrats hope the process of confirming Judge Jackson will be quick and bipartisan based on votes she received last year that put her on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. Jackson is Harvard-trained and began her law career as a public defender. President Obama first nominated her to the federal bench in 2012.
The 51-year-old judge would become the current high court’s second black justice after Justice Clarence Thomas and only the third in history.
In nominating her Biden said, “For too long, our government, our courts haven’t looked like America. I believe it’s time that we have a court that reflects the full talents and greatness of our nation with a nominee of extraordinary qualifications.”
The nomination, however, is receiving some pushback. The president of the Judicial Crisis Network Carrie Severino tweeted, “Expect to hear from Biden and his supporters that Judge Jackson is ‘in the mainstream.’ That’s liberal-speak for a judge who… will deviate from the text of the Constitution and statutes without hesitation to ensure the left’s preferred policy outcomes.”
Expect to hear from Biden and his supporters that Judge Jackson is “in the mainstream.” That’s liberal-speak for a judge who who will deviate from the text of the constitution and statutes without hesitation to ensure the Left’s preferred policy outcomes. /4
— Carrie Severino (@JCNSeverino) February 25, 2022
Jackson would replace Justice Stephen Breyer, who is retiring when the court’s current session ends this summer. Her confirmation hearings could begin as soon as mid-March.
On The 700 Club on Wednesday, former federal judge and U.S. solicitor general Kenneth Starr addresses concerns about Jackson as well as other recent judicial events.
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