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Jackson will ultimately be confirmed and democrats would like to see her confirmed before they leave for the next recess on april 8th. >> thank you. let's discuss this truly historic hearing. the chairman of the hearing is joining us. thank you. so for joining us. give us your thoughts on judge jackson's opening remarks today, and what you hope to learn from her during the question and answer sessions that actually begin tomorrow. >> think about it. if you were a nominee and you sat through an entire day of people saying nice things and not so nice things and you had no opportunity to respond ...

President biden's supreme court pick, judge kentanji brown jackson. the hearing just wrapped up a little while ago. if confirmed, she will welcome the first black woman on the nation's highest court. the senior legal affairs corn paula reid reports. >> reporter: on the first day of her historic confirmation hearing, judge kentanji brown jackson told lawmakers she was humbled to be the first black woman nominated to the supreme court. >> my parents taught me that unlike the many barriers they had had taste growing up, my path was clearer. so that if i worked hard and i believed in myself, in am...

Senator feinstein in the midst of questioning jackson talking about women serving on the supreme court. jackson would be the sixth woman to do so if confirmed. let's jump back in. >> provides for the opportunity for role models. since i was nominated to this position, i have received so many notes and letters and photos from little girls around the country who tell me that they are so excited for this opportunity and they have thought about the law in new ways because i am a woman, because i am a black woman. all of those things have been really meaningful to them and we want, i think, as a co...

First. it's not easy being the first. often you have to be the best, in some ways, the bravest. >> reporter: jackson currently sits on the federal appellate court and was always considered the front runner for justice steven breyer for whom she even once clerked. she would bring unique work experience as a former public defender and mental of the u.s. sentencing commission. >> you will be the first public defender on the court. you understand our justice system uniquely through the eyes of people who couldn't afford a lawyer. >> reporter: monday marked the fourth confirmation hearing on capita...

Q & a. the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell praised judge jackson for reaching what he called impressive heights in her career but questioned her judicial philosophy. so what does that tell you? >> they go back and forth on this judicial philosophy. some of them are so-called originalists, some are texturalists, some create as they go along. she has 573 written opinions. it isn't like we're grasping for straws. what could she possibly be thinking? she's decided these cases, written these opinions. on sentencing, 12,000 pages of transcripts about her thinking. if you want to know who she ...