The Senate confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, one of President Biden's most closely watched judicial nominees, to powerful appellate court post
The Senate voted Monday evening to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden's pick to fill a vacancy on a powerful DC-based appellate court and one of the President's most closely watched judicial nominees.
The vote was 53-44. Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted with Democrats in favor of confirmation.The vote elevates Jackson from the US District Court for the District of Columbia to the influential US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, which is seen as a breeding ground for Supreme Court justices.
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