If confirmed, she would be the 116th justice to serve on the high court
“We will conduct a thorough, exhaustive examination of Judge Jackson’s record and views,” said the committee’s top Republican, Senator Chuck Grassley.
Jackson later on Monday is set to make an opening statement during the first day of her confirmation hearing, with the committee’s 22 members due to question her on Tuesday and Wednesday. Biden’s fellow Democrats narrowly control the Senate, which has the authority under the U.S. Constitution to confirm a president’s judicial appointments.Article content
Her nomination fulfilled Biden’s 2020 campaign promise to name a Black woman to the court, a milestone he called long overdue. If confirmed, she would be the third Black justice, following Clarence Thomas, appointed in 1991 and still serving, and Thurgood Marshall, who retired in 1991 and died in 1993.Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy
Jackson also would become the sixth woman to serve on the Supreme Court, which currently has three female justices – Amy Coney Barrett, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor.Article content
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