Senate Democrats gear up to secure Supreme Court confirmation win

Published March 4, 2022 4:00am ET



Senate Democrats are preparing to move full speed ahead with the confirmation process for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, with top lawmakers aiming to conclude confirmation hearings by the end of the month and a vote expected in April.

Biden announced he selected Jackson, a Harvard University graduate confirmed last year as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, late last month, with Democratic leadership applauding his decision to make good on his vow to appoint the first black female to the high court. In the wake of the announcement, Democratic leaders have allotted for roughly a six-week time frame to confirm her to the position being vacated by retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.

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