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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Wednesday sparred with Republican lawmakers pressing her to lay out a specific judicial philosophy, insisted that her decade of rulings has been based on a methodical approach to deciding cases and vigorously defended her trial court record against accusations that she had given lenient sentences to sex offenders.
D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said that she takes the "duty to be independent very seriously" and that she hoped to carry on the "spirit" of retiring Justice Stephen Breyer if she is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court as she appeared Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the first day of her confirmation hearings.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson repeatedly stressed the "limited authority" of the judiciary and spelled out her methodology for approaching cases to ensure impartiality as she faced hours of probing and at times highly contentious questions from senators Tuesday on her life, record and judicial philosophy during the second day of her U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee kick off Monday, starting the most critical week of her confirmation process as she seeks support to become the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.
When President Joe Biden tapped Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Democrats pointed to one advantage for her confirmation process: She had cleared the Senate for a lower court seat with bipartisan support only eight months earlier.