Five Ways Republicans Will Take On Supreme Court Nominee Jackson
- Questioning in confirmation hearings set to begin on Tuesday
- Jackson could make history as the first Black woman justice
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Ketanji Brown Jackson’s toughest questioning during Senate hearings this week will be from Republicans seeking to score political points by implying the Supreme Court nominee is soft on crime while pledging to avoid a repeat of past contentious hearings.
Heading into two days of questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the 51-year-old federal appeals court judge has advantages -- nine years on the bench, a Harvard pedigree, and a Democratic Senate majority with the power to confirm her on their own. President Joe Biden wants to see some GOP support for his first Supreme Court pick, and the few Republican votes she might win hinge on how she handles the queries.