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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to be U.S. Supreme Court Justice, the first Black woman to ever sit on the country's highest court. Previous story:

Posted: Apr 04, 2022 4:53 PM ET | Last Updated: April 4

All three Republicans said they did not expect to agree with all of Jackson's decisions, but that they found her well qualified. Romney said she "more than meets the standard of excellence and integrity." Sen. Dick Durbin talks to Sen. Lindsey Graham before resuming a Senate committee's meeting to consider the Jackon's nomination to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill on Monday.

The committee vote, split along party lines, was the first deadlock on a Supreme Court nomination in three decades. "This committee's action today in nothing less than making history," Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, said. "I'm honoured to be a part of it. I will strongly and proudly support Judge Jackson's nomination."

Jackson pushed back on that narrative, declaring that "nothing could be further from the truth." Democrats said she was in line with other judges in her decisions, and on Monday they criticized their counterparts' questioning.Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson grilled by senatorsKetanji Brown Jackson, nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden to the Supreme Court, faced her first day of questioning from senators.

 

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Nice to see this happening and extra pressure on her to perform well as first Black lady on Supreme Court! A great Honour for entireBlack population ! Congratulations from Canada as well!

Is it a woman or aman?

What’s a woman? What’s Black?

Congratulations

Could have happened under GW, but Biden and others discouraged it, so we got Alito…..

Yay!

She likes paedophiles

Despite bitter partisan politics, the US Senate made a courageous decision. Wow.

👏🏽👍🏽❤️😃

Also the first Supreme Court Justice not able to define what a woman is.

3rd black person ever as well

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