[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 45 (Monday, March 14, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S1139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                  Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson

  Madam President, on the Supreme Court, this week, Members from both 
sides of the aisle will continue meeting with President Biden's nominee 
to the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
  When President Biden nominated Judge Jackson, I promised that we 
would have a fair and expeditious process, and that is exactly what we 
have had so far. Judge Jackson has now met with a broad range of 
Senators from both sides of the aisle, and she is expected to meet with 
all members of the Judiciary Committee before her hearings begin next 
week.
  I am encouraged that, so far, the judge's meetings with Senators have 
been very constructive. From conversations with my colleagues, everyone 
seems to agree on one thing: The judge is more than qualified for the 
big job on the High Court. Her record bears that out. As a district 
judge for 8 years, Judge Jackson rendered more than 550 rulings and was 
rarely reversed by higher courts.
  Once Judge Jackson's hearings begin next week, the American people 
will see for themselves precisely what Senators are seeing right now.
  Judge Jackson is brilliant, she is beloved, and she belongs on the 
Supreme Court. The three b's I have given her: brilliant, beloved, 
belongs.
  I thank my colleagues for moving forward in a constructive way on 
this historic nomination.