Several Republican Senator’s have already indicated they WILL vote for confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson….
Provided Democratic Senator’s Manchin and Sinema go along with the Senate party?
Democrats do not need any Republican Senator’s vote….
But?
Democrats could always use the Republican insurance votes….
Republican Senator Rob Portman predicted that the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s pick for the Supreme Court, will be less partisan than others in recent history.
President Joe Biden announced Friday that he would nominate Judge Jackson, who currently serves as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, for the role. If confirmed, she would make history as the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.
Supreme Court confirmations have become increasingly partisan in recent years. Senators used to cross party lines more frequently on judicial nominees, however, the Trump era saw these hearings become more polarized, with senators mostly voting along the party line….
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Some Republicans have also said that they may support Judge Jackson. Utah Senator Mitt Romney said he will “take a very deep dive and have the occasion to speak with” her during a CNN appearance on Sunday, noting the “historic” nature of her nomination.
“I’ll provide fresh eyes to that evaluation and hope that I’ll be able to support her in the final analysis,” he said.
Judge Jackson also received praise from GOP Maine Senator Susan Collins, who called her “an experienced federal judge with impressive academic and legal credentials.” Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski also said she would “thoroughly vet this nominee, and give her the level of consideration that a Supreme Court Justice demands.”….
jamesb says
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) praised Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, on Tuesday, fueling Democratic hopes that they could pick up her vote.
Collins met with Jackson for roughly an hour and a half. She cautioned that she wouldn’t decide on whether or on to support Jackson until after the Judiciary Committee hearings, which are scheduled to start on March 21….
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Jackson’s nomination, so far, has been relatively drama free….
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