All three Republicans said they did not expect to agree with all of Jackson’s decisions, but that they found her qualified. Romney said that “more than meeting the standard of excellence and integrity.” With three Republicans backing her in the 50-50 Senate, Jackson is on the verge of confirmation and on the verge of writing history as the third black justice and only the sixth woman in the court’s more than 200-year history. Aside from the historical element, the Democrats cite her deep experience in nine years at the federal headquarters and the opportunity to become the first former public defender on the floor.

“Corrosive politicization”

Both Collins and Murkowski said they believed the Senate nomination process had broken down as it became more partisan in recent decades. Murkowski said her decision was based in part on “my rejection of the corrosive politicization of the Supreme Court’s review process, which, on both sides of the aisle, is becoming increasingly detached from reality over time.” Senator Dick Durbin talks to Sen. Lindsey Graham before continuing with the Senate committee meeting to consider Jackon’s candidacy for the Supreme Court in the Capitol on Monday. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / The Associated Press)
Biden has appointed Jackson to replace outgoing Judge Steven Breyer. Biden has called for bipartisan support for his election, repeatedly calling for senators and calling Republicans in the White House. The 53-47 vote in the Senate on Monday night was to “clear” Jackson’s candidacy from the Senate Judiciary Committee after the committee deadlock, 11-11, on whether the candidacy will be sent to the Senate floor. The committee vote, split along party lines, was the first stalemate in a Supreme Court nomination in three decades. “Judge Jackson will bring to the Supreme Court exceptional qualifications, deep experience and intellect, as well as a rigorous judicial background,” Biden wrote on Monday. “It deserves to be confirmed as the next justice.” Judge Jackson will bring to the Supreme Court exceptional qualifications, deep experience and intellect, as well as a rigorous judicial background.
It deserves to be confirmed as the next Justice. – @ POTUS
The chairman of the jury, Sen. Dick Darbin, told Monday that Jackson had “the highest level of skill, integrity, kindness and grace.” “The action of this committee today is nothing short of history-making,” said Durbin, an Illinois Democrat. “I am honored to be a part of it. I will strongly and proudly support Judge Jackson’s candidacy.” The committee’s top Republican, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, said he was opposed to Jackson’s candidacy because “she and I have fundamental, differing views on the role of judges and the role they should play in our governance.”

“Origin in malfunction”

Delaware Sen. Chris Koons, a Democrat on the committee, said last week that a tie for Jackson would be “a really unfortunate signal of the continuing descent into the confirmation process.” Republicans on the panel continued their push Monday to label Jackson as soft on crime, defending their repeated questions about her conviction for sex crimes. “Questions are not attacks,” said Marsa Blackburn of Tennessee, one of many Republican senators on the panel who raised the issue at the hearing two weeks ago. Jackson dismissed this narrative, stating that “nothing could be further from the truth.” Democrats said they agreed with other judges in their rulings and on Monday criticized the questioning of their counterparts. CLOCKS Jackson answers questions while listening to a train:

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson cast by senators

Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated by US President Joe Biden in the Supreme Court, faced her first day of questioning by senators. Jackson, who if confirmed would become the first black woman to appear in court, answered questions about her court records and conviction. 2:05
“You could try to create a straw man here, but it doesn’t hold,” said New Jersey Sen. Corey Booker. The interrogation was full of “absurdities of disrespect,” said Booker, who is also black, and said he would be “happy” when it was confirmed. Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of NAACP, expressed frustration with the draw, although he noted that Jackson had overcome a major hurdle. He said “history will be watched” during the full Senate vote later this week. “It is a stain on the commission that this vote was not unanimous, but instead a tie according to the party lines,” Johnson said.