Sen. Chuck Grassley on Monday advised against rushing Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson through the Senate’s “advice and consent” role ahead of her confirmation voting, instead pushing for “thorough vetting” over an “arbitrary timeline.”
“Vetting a nominee for a lifetime appointment to the high court is serious business,” the Iowa Republican said in a statement. “The American people rightly expect a full and thorough vetting process.”
Grassley’s statement cited that confirmations of Supreme Court justices “on average” take 53 days so lawmakers can have ample time to review records related to the nominee’s prior service.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Durbin’s “proposed timeline allows for only 24 days — less than half the normal timeline for recent nominees with prior government service,” Grassley said.
However, after former President Donald Trump nominated Justice Amy Coney Barrett in 2020, Grassley and other top Republicans rushed to get her confirmed to the highest court in 30 days — marking the shortest confirmation period for a justice.
Both Grassley and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell met with Jackson last week as she made her rounds meeting with lawmakers ahead of her hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which begin on March 21.
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Jackson was confirmed as a judge at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last year and previously served on the bench for the U.S. District Court for D.C. from 2013 to 2021. She was nominated by President Joe Biden last month to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer when he steps down this year after the current term.
