In her final hours of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faced more questions about her history of following sentencing guidelines,
Amna Nawaz spoke with Dayana Bowen Matthew, Dean of the George Washington University Law School and Curt Levey, President of the Committee for Justice.
Wednesday was senators’ final day to question Jackson, who was nominated by President Joe Biden in February to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman on the high court. On the final day of the hearings March 24, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear from friends and colleagues of Jackson about her temperament and approach to the law.
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