Repeatedly, Jackson referred to comments made by Conservative Judge Amy Connie Barrett on navigating Republican questions about abortions and efforts to expand the Supreme Court. To explain why she did not answer Louisiana Sen. John F. Kennedy’s question during the hearing about when certain constitutional protections would begin to cover an “unborn child,” Jackson quoted Barrett as saying, “I will apply law fully and faithfully. I will not impose my religious beliefs or my personal beliefs on anyone. “ Elsewhere, Jackson relied on the late Judge Antonin Scalia, a Republican legal star, to justify her approach to the law. Asked by Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley about the language she used in a prominent case in a district court where she said “Presidents are not kings” as she spoke out against the Trump administration, Jackson pointed to Scalia to defend her style. “Clear writing is the key to a transparent judiciary and public confidence in the courts. As a result, I have occasionally used images, metaphors or metaphors to explain complex legal arguments,” he wrote. “This is in line with the practice of many other judges and judges, including Judge Antonin Scalia.” The answers published Friday did not include questions from the Democrats on the committee. The 240 written questions asked by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to the judge also accompanied six paragraphs with instructions on how to approach answering his inquiries. His instruction not to cite the answers to other questions was ignored. Many of the Republicans’ questions asked her to analyze the decisions she made. Other responses returned to her hearings on her judicial approach and her views on the past. Some senators asked her to look at media reports about her candidacy process, asking about the public relations professionals she recruited while being considered for the vacancy (Jackson said he did not hire anyone, but that adviser helped her friends manage press requests) and for the former employee who edited the Wikipedia pages of the other claimants for the headquarters (he said he did not know that the former employee made these changes before being mentioned.). Several more questions have hit the rhythms of the cultural war that Republicans have highlighted as they try to shape her candidacy campaign around issues that they believe will resonate in the medium term. He faced half a dozen questions about the critical theory of race. “Academic theories have played no role in my judicial decisions,” said Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas. Numerous written questions reconsidered her refusal during her live testimony to give Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn the definition of “woman.” “I know that the reason I am being asked these questions is because there are active discussions in the public sphere – between policymakers and others – about LGBTQ people, especially trans people, and their involvement in various activities,” he said. Jackson. wrote in its written reply, while noting that the previous candidates for the Supreme Court had not been asked such questions. “This is exactly the reason why I, as a federal judge and as a candidate, must refuse to answer these questions.” He added, however, that “she is pleased to be the sixth woman to be appointed to serve on the Supreme Court.” CNN’s Ariane de Vogue contributed to this report.
