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Supreme court contender, set to become first Black woman in court’s history, undergoes first day of confirmations hearings

The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to begin its historic confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

George Will and the Washington Post editorial board suggest some good ones. I add a few of my own.

Washington (AFP) - The US Senate takes up the historic nomination on Monday of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court.

The hearing to confirm Jackson as the first Black female justice starts Monday. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said his opening statement will “set the stage for this historic moment.”

WASHINGTON — Republicans know they’re not likely to keep Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson off the Supreme Court — but that won’t stop 2024 presidential hopefuls who sit on the Senate’s judiciary panel from trying to create ad-worthy moments for themselves this week at her confirmation hearing.

Senate judiciary committee chair Dick Durbin says Hawley’s attacks should be ignored in confirmation hearings this week

WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s mission is simple as her confirmation hearings to become the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court start Monday: Don’t fall for the traps.

WASHINGTON — When Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sits before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday to kick off her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Democrats and civil rights advocates want her to know — and see — they’re behind her.

For Black girls, the possibility of Ketanji Brown Jackson being the first Black woman on the Supreme Court is a moment of promise, hope and the breaking of yet another barrier