outside witnesses


The fourth and final day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson concluded today after the Senate Judiciary Committee heard from an array of outside witnesses, including representatives of the American Bar Association, who said President Biden’s nominee would bring “impeccable” credentials to the job.

Witnesses invited by Democrats highlighted Jackson’s temperament and the historic nature of her nomination. She would be the first Black woman on the court in its 233-year history.

Those invited by Republicans questioned Jackson’s judicial philosophy and whether she would try to use her position to remake the court system.

The ABA representatives said they said they found no evidence to support repeated criticism from Republican senators that Jackson was lenient in her sentencing as a federal trial court judge.