• WATCH: Biden says first Black woman justice on Supreme Court 'long overdue'

    WATCH: Biden says first Black woman justice on Supreme Court 'long overdue'

    Jan 27, 2022 04:45 PM EDT

    ... and Donald Trump’s three nominees pushed the court even further to the right. Biden has already met personally with at least one top nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, Breyer’s former clerk worked at the U.S. Sentencing Commission and has been a federal trial court judge since 2013 ...

  • As Biden considers Supreme Court justice replacement, three contenders emerge as frontrunners

    As Biden considers Supreme Court justice replacement, three contenders emerge as frontrunners

    Jan 27, 2022 04:27 PM EDT

    ... A look at Justice Stephen Breyer’s career and opinions on the bench Early discussions about a successor are focusing on U.S. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger, according to four people familiar with the matter ...

  • WATCH: Democrats promise swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's seat

    WATCH: Democrats promise swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's seat

    Jan 26, 2022 08:09 PM EDT

    ... Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, for example, all voted last year to confirm U.S. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, one of Biden’s possible nominees. Graham indicated in a statement Wednesday that he's unlikely to support Biden's pick, whoever ...

  • Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire

    Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire

    Jan 26, 2022 05:49 PM EDT

    ... member of the court at 73. Among the names being circulated as potential nominees are California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger, U.S. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, prominent civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill and U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs, whom Biden has nominated to be an appeals court ...

  • Court rejects Trump's efforts to keep records from Jan. 6 committee

    Court rejects Trump's efforts to keep records from Jan. 6 committee

    Dec 09, 2021 09:54 PM EDT

    ... three of the appeals court judges who heard the arguments were nominated by Democrats. Millett and Judge Robert Wilkins were nominated by former President Barack Obama. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is a Biden appointee seen as a contender for a Supreme Court seat should one open during the current administration.

  • Appeals court considers Trump attempt to withhold records tied to Capitol riot

    Appeals court considers Trump attempt to withhold records tied to Capitol riot

    Nov 30, 2021 02:51 PM EDT

    ... the case. Democratic presidents nominated all three judges who will hear arguments Tuesday. Patricia Millett and Robert Wilkins were nominated by President Barack Obama, and Ketanji Brown Jackson is a Biden appointee. Given the stakes of the case, either side is likely to appeal to the Supreme Court. In their ...

  • Court temporarily delays release of Trump's Jan. 6 records

    Court temporarily delays release of Trump's Jan. 6 records

    Nov 11, 2021 09:35 PM EDT

    ... Nov. 30 arguments will take place before three judges nominated by Democratic presidents: Patricia Millett and Robert Wilkins, nominated by former President Barack Obama, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, an appointee of Biden.Given the case's magnitude, whichever side loses before the circuit court is likely to eventually appeal to ...

  • News Wrap: Israel's Naftali Bennett officially unseats Benjamin Netanyahu

    News Wrap: Israel's Naftali Bennett officially unseats Benjamin Netanyahu

    Jun 14, 2021 10:50 PM EDT

    ... days for the fire to burn itself out. There's no word on the cause. The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowly confirmed federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the federal appeals court for Washington, D.C. The vote this evening was mostly down party lines. President Biden has promised ...

  • After 2-year battle, House panel to interview Trump counsel McGahn

    After 2-year battle, House panel to interview Trump counsel McGahn

    Jun 04, 2021 02:17 PM EDT

    ... subsequent interview by the FBI — left him vulnerable to blackmail. Trump's Justice Department fought efforts to have McGahn testify, but U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in 2019 rejected Trump's arguments that his close advisers were immune from congressional subpoena. President Joe Biden has nominated Jackson to ...

  • Biden announces 2nd round of diverse federal judiciary picks

    Biden announces 2nd round of diverse federal judiciary picks

    Apr 29, 2021 08:00 PM EDT

    ... Vice President Kamala Harris called on to break some tie votes. The Senate Judiciary Committee heard from five of Biden's nominees on Wednesday, with Ketanji Brown Jackson attracting most of the attention. She is a federal judge in the District of Columbia, and Biden wants her promoted to the ...