The three days of hearings reached an emotional climax during a dramatic soliloquy by Sen. Cory Booker who, reflecting on the historic nature of the moment, moved Jackson to tears.
"My question is, do you regret it or not?" the senator asked of one of the cases, in which the offender was sentenced to three months behind bars.
Enforcement of the rules on the Supreme Court is by honor system, leaving it to each justice individually to decide when it's appropriate to recuse from a case. Several independent ethics watchdogs have said it would be prudent for Jackson to step aside from the case if she's on the bench.The size of the Supreme Court at nine justices is determined by lawmakers in Congress – not the justices themselves.
"It seems as though you're a very kind person and there's at least a level of empathy that enters into your treatment of a defendant that some could view as -- maybe beyond what some of us would be comfortable with respect to administering justice," said Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. "My attempts to communicate directly with defendants is about public safety, because most of the people who are incarcerated via the federal system…will come out, will be a part of our communities again," she said.
"You're going to be a hero. You are already a hero to lots and lots of kids," Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska told the nominee.
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