By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-sen-leahys-opening-statement-in-jackson-supreme-court-confirmation-hearings Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Sen. Leahy’s opening statement in Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings Politics Mar 21, 2022 2:18 PM EDT The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday opened the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the nation’s highest court. WATCH LIVE: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings — Day 1 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. “Judge Jackson is not anti-law enforcement. She’s not soft on crime,” Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt., said, noting that members of Jackson’s family have worked in law enforcement. More coverage from Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings: Jackson prepares to meet with senators in swift start toward Supreme Court confirmation WATCH: Biden makes historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to U.S. Supreme Court How Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson could reshape the nation’s highest court By — Associated Press Associated Press
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday opened the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the nation’s highest court. WATCH LIVE: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings — Day 1 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. “Judge Jackson is not anti-law enforcement. She’s not soft on crime,” Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt., said, noting that members of Jackson’s family have worked in law enforcement. More coverage from Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings: Jackson prepares to meet with senators in swift start toward Supreme Court confirmation WATCH: Biden makes historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to U.S. Supreme Court How Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson could reshape the nation’s highest court