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Pragmatism and generosity of spirit. >> reporter: now 51 with only the third black justice in the courts 233-year history, jackson has responded to questions about race during previous confirmation hearings, carefully addressing the role it plays in her thinking. >> i dont think race plays a role in the kind of judge that i have been and that i would be. >> reporter: but not discounting it. >> ive experienced life in, perhaps, a different way than some of my colleagues because of who i am. >> re...

Senators voted to confirm here. remains to see if theres republicans willing to confirm jackson to the nations highest bench. joining us now is harry litman, also fatami ross greens and derrick johnson. i just want to take a moment to enjoy the history here, everyone, before we go into the swamp of the political back and forth. i know that you were smiling as we played that sound from judge jackson because it is 233 years and today the day arrived that a black woman began the con fire mags proce...

Thurgood marshall, the first black justice, then 1981, the first woman justice sandra day oconnor, i remember -- one of my biographies, as you know, was about justice oconnor. and you cant believe how much her nomination by ronald reagan, a republican, really energized women across the country. and i think thats what were seeing here with judge jackson now. so many women of color who are in the law have been treating this with such enthusiasm. and i think even people, you know, irrespective of t...

These seven, judge jackson handed down a lenient sentence below federal guidelines. >> shannon: dick durbin warned republicans not to cross the line. >> im confident the american people will see through these attacks, last meeting attempts. >> shannon: its clear republicans have not forgotten the contentious kavanaugh hearings. >> judge jackson, i can assure you youre hearing will feature none of that disgraceful behavior. no one is going to acquire into your teenage dating habits. >> shannon: m...

Women who watch cory booker, and said this is someone who came to really give her the sort of flowers that she deserved. this was not of course going to be an easy task for her to be confirmed to the supreme court. there are a lot of people watching the confirmation hearing, really feeling like it had devolved into a very very low sort of argument about child pornography. and all of these distractions. when in fact she is the first black woman in 233 years of our nation to come before this commi...

Child pornography charges. >> what concerns me -- and i have been very candid about this, in every case, in each of these seven, judge jackson handed down a lenient sentence that was below what the federal guidelines recommended. >> committee chair democrat dick durbin warned republicans not to cross the line. >> im confident the american people will see through these attacks if any other last minute attempts to derail your confirmation. >> but its clear republicans have not forgotten the conten...

I hope that you will see how much i love our country. and the constitution and the rights that make us free. i stand on the shoulders of so many who have come before me, including judge constance baker motley who was the first african american woman appointed to the federal bench and with whom i share a birthday. and like judge motley, i have dedicated my career to ensuring that the word engraved on the front of the supreme court building equal justice under law are a reality and not just an ide...

We have never had in 233 years on the supreme court." talk about that. >> yeah, and thank you so much, chris, for highlighting that. i mean, there were -- you know, black women have been kind of on the front lines and preparing to go on offense for judge jackson since the day she was nominated and knew that as soon as president biden signaled he would have a black woman nominee that they would need to rally to that black womans support. this hearing resonated deeply for many of the black women i...

Experiences are her lived experiences. in the supreme courts 233 year history, there has never been a black woman confirmed to the bench. and at only five out of the hundred and 50 justices have been woman. judge jackson is one of just 70 black women who have ever served as a federal judge. thats less than 2% of the total federal judiciary. its time for the highest court of the land to reflect the people it represents just a little bit more, because as senator booker said, well, we will all be b...

A great american. he also said that you earned this, you are worthy. ive been talking to a number of black women, who watched judge jackson answer questions from ted cruz, and todd cotton, and a number of other republicans. felt like she was being disrespected, felt like she was not being treated with the respect she deserved as a nominee to the supreme court. so there are a lot of black women who watch cory booker, and said this is someone who came to really give her the sort of flowers that sh...