Takeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings

If confirmed, Judge Jackson would be the first Black woman and first former federal public defender to serve on the nation’s highest court.

By Stephanie Kim
akeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson shakes hands with Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, as she departs following her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Andrew Harnik / AP Photo
akeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson shakes hands with Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, as she departs following her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Andrew Harnik / AP Photo

Takeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings

If confirmed, Judge Jackson would be the first Black woman and first former federal public defender to serve on the nation’s highest court.

By Stephanie Kim
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This week, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faced questions about her judicial record and views on race, gender and other key issues before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Reset recaps the Supreme Court nomination hearings on the fourth and final day of the confirmation process.

GUESTS: Steven Schwinn, professor at the University of Illinois Chicago Law School; co-editor of the Constitutional Law Prof Blog

Judith Browne Dianis, civil rights attorney and executive director of the Advancement Project