It’s official, the hearing dates for Old Uncle Joe’s Supreme Court Justice nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson have been slated for the 21st of March, which will lead to a potential vote that could confirm the slot of the first black woman to have a seat on the highest court in the nation by as soon as next month.
It was officially announced on Wednesday by Senate Judiciary Committee Dick Durbin (D-IL) as Jackson spoke about her first meetings with senators in Washington, D.C.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson for the week of March 21. If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black woman to serve as a justice in the court’s 200-plus year history. https://t.co/o1IowyXFz9
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 2, 2022
Jackson is currently set to meet with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, which will include Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is on Capitol Hill today for her first meetings with senators as Democrats eye a swift confirmation process. Jackson’s first meeting is with Senate Leader Chuck Schumer. She’s also scheduled to meet with McConnell, Durbin, Grassley. pic.twitter.com/2o3B9UKLEP
— Mary Clare Jalonick (@MCJalonick) March 2, 2022
Old Uncle Joe announced Ketanji Brown Jackson this past Friday as his actual Supreme Court nominee to take the chair of Justice Stephen Breyer, a Clinton-era appointment who not long ago tendered their resignation due to retirement. As stated in a Twitter thread that was released on Wednesday, Biden referred to his nominee as “a proven consensus builder, an accomplished lawyer, and a distinguished jurist.”
“She deserves to be confirmed as the next justice of the Supreme Court,” he continued.
Judge Jackson is a proven consensus builder, an accomplished lawyer, and a distinguished jurist. She deserves to be confirmed as the next justice of the Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/JRU8EDmqL7
— President Biden (@POTUS) March 2, 2022
“Supreme Court justices are on the highest court in the country, and it’s very important that the justice system is administered fairly so that people can have liberty and justice in our society,” stated Jackson in the video.
Despite the praises being sung from various members of the Biden administration, conservative leadership is sharing a far more measured view of Jackson prior to the committee nomination hearings being carried out.
“While I have concerns about how President Biden is handling this nomination process, I look forward to evaluating Judge Jackson on her record, views, and judicial philosophy alone. Sadly, Senate Democrats have undermined the American people’s confidence in previous judicial confirmation processes with vicious personal smears and unfounded accusations,” stated Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in a release congratulating Jackson on her nomination.
“These kinds of shameless attacks demeaned the Senate and made a mockery of our constitutional role in providing advice and consent to the president on nominations. I believe Judge Jackson should be treated with the dignity and decorum that has been lacking from the consideration of past nominations,” he continued.
After opposing Jackson’s nomination to her current seat on the D.C. circuit, Cruz is seated among those who could prove to be a roadblock to her acceptance among Republicans. As reported by The Daily Wire:
Of strong importance to Biden and fellow Democrats, however, is that Jackson has been twice confirmed by the Senate in the past.
“She has also been twice confirmed by the Senate, including last year, when three Republicans voted yes in a 53-to-44 vote to approve her elevation to the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, a traditional proving ground for potential justices. The three Republicans who voted to confirm her — and who will be under pressure from Democrats to do so again in the evenly divided Senate — were Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska,” The New York Times noted.