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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's Senate confirmation hearings

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

The Senate Judiciary Committee today begins the fourth confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Updated Thursday, March 24, at 8 a.m.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to hold the fourth day of confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the federal judge President Biden has picked to fill Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's seat.

As the panel wrapped up Wednesday, Chairman Dick Durbin announced that the committee will meet in executive session on Jackson's nomination on Monday. The panel’s rules allow for any committee business to be held over for one week, which could push the vote to April 4.

In the second day of questioning Jackson, Republicans revisited themes from Tuesday, intensely grilling her on the length of sentences she has handed down in child pornography cases. She also faced questions about her view on cameras in the courtroom and her judicial philosophy. In a moving moment that led Jackson to wipe away tears, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., lauded her historic nomination. If she is confirmed, Jackson would become the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice.

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