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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court, is going before the Senate Judiciary Committee with the path to her historic confirmation seemingly clear.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday gaveled open the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the nations highest

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is telling senators she is “humbled and...

She would be the first Black female Supreme Court justice, and the first with significant criminal defense experience since Thurgood Marshall.

She would be the first Black female Supreme Court justice, and the first with significant criminal defense experience since Thurgood Marshall.

She would be the first Black female Supreme Court justice, and the first with significant criminal defense experience since Thurgood Marshall.

She would be the first Black female Supreme Court justice, and the first with significant criminal defense experience since Thurgood Marshall.

The Senate opened Supreme Court confirmation hearings with Republicans promising pointed questions for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and Democrats full of praise.

Democrats sought to preemptively rebut Republican criticism of her record on criminal matters as a judge and before that, as a federal public defender and a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

In addition to being the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, Jackson would be the third Black justice, after Thurgood Marshall and his successor, Justice Clarence Thomas.