The first day of Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings saw primarily procedural introductions by lawmakers, concluding with the judge’s opening remarks.

Democrats on the committee lauded President Joe Biden’s nominee on Monday, while Republicans previewed some of their concerns about Jackson’s judicial record, a signal of GOP contention to the president’s nominee in the days ahead.

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