Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney said they will join Sen. Susan Collins in favor of confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court, all but assuring she will become the first Black woman to serve on the high court.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks during a Senate committee meeting on March 15.
Murkowski and Romney announced their decisions Monday evening after the Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked in an 11-11 party-line vote on whether to advance Jackson’s nomination. The tie required the full Senate to vote to move it forward in a procedural vote, which it did by a vote of 53-47. Collins had announced her decision to vote to confirm Jackson last week.
"My support rests on Judge Jackson's qualifications, which no one questions; her demonstrated judicial independence; her demeanor and temperament; and the important perspective she would bring to the court as a replacement for Justice Breyer,” Murkowski, R-Alaska, said in a statement, adding that her support "also rests on my rejection of the corrosive politicization of the review process for Supreme Court nominees, which, on both sides of the aisle, is growing worse and more...
“After reviewing Judge Jackson's record and testimony, I have concluded that she is a well-qualified jurist and a person of honor,” Romney, R-Utah, said in a statement. “While I do not expect to agree with every decision she may make on the Court, I believe that she more than meets the standard of excellence and integrity. I congratulate Judge Jackson on her expected confirmation and look forward to her continued service to our nation.
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