More than a dozen witnesses will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to argue for and against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation.
More than a dozen witnesses will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday to argue for and against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court on the fourth and final day of hearings that have focused on the jurist’s sentencing record from the federal bench., the DC appeals court judge is not expected to speak — or even be in the hearing room — during Thursday’s proceedings.
Rep. Joyce Beatty will also appear before the committee to argue in Jackson’s favor alongside University of Virginia law professor Risa Goluboff, Wade Henderson of the Leadership Conference on Civil Human Rights, appellate attorney Richard Rosenthal, and Capt. Frederick Thomas, head of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.Sen. Ted Cruz pictured during Wednesday’s hearing.
GOP members also clashed with chairman Dick Durbin over access to pre-sentencing reports and probation officers’ sentencing recommendations from the cases in question., calling it “a bridge too far for this committee” despite GOP members insisting they were vital to understanding Jackson’s thought process in handing down the sentences.Jackson wipes away tears as she listens to Sen. Cory Booker speak on Wednesday.“We spent a lot of time here reflecting on these terrible crimes.
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