Judge Kodanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court appointment process began Monday morning, acknowledging how extraordinary the moment was, and the two sides pledged not to turn the characteristics of the modern Senate confirmation hearing into a toxic scenario.
Senator Charles E. of Iowa. Grossley, a senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, pulled up a chair for Judge Jackson. “You are a living witness to the fact that everything is possible in the United States,” said Illinois Senator Richard Durbin, who chaired the committee.
“Not a single judge has ever been a black woman. You can be the first, ”said Mr. Durbin said. “Being first is not easy. In some ways you have to be the best, in some ways you have to be brave.
But while Democrats won Judge Jackson’s record, emphasizing his experience in the courtroom and the breadth of his experience compared to current Supreme Court justices led Republicans to the first moments of life. , And suggested without evidence that he was more closely associated with progressive groups than previously mentioned.
“There are many dark money groups on the left arguing that federal judges should make policy decisions based on judges’ own values,” he said. Crosley said in his inaugural statement. “I talked about the troubling role of far-left dark money groups like Demand Justice in the judicial selection process of this administration.”
Judge Jackson has been The Senate confirmed it three times Before.
Several Republicans said they were scrutinizing his work as public defender. In recent weeks, Republicans have been targeting Judge Jackson’s past career as public defender, trying to establish his time as a defender of criminals as evidence that he and other judicial appointments selected by the Biden administration have gone inappropriately to provide competent defense to seriously prosecuted clients. Sometimes heinous crimes.
According to two people familiar with the process White House officials took to prepare Judge Jackson, he expected critical lines that included his work as a public defender. He was severely questioned by Republicans for representing prisoners at a U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay.
Sen. of the Republican Party of Texas. In his inaugural statement, John Corny told Judge Jackson, “As someone who has deep respect for the adversarial justice system, I understand the importance of frantic argument.”
Judge Jackson smiled through the opening statements after sitting in his seat under the branch lights. The mix of those who prepared her for her latest appearance sat behind her, including White House adviser Dana Remus, who recently led almost daily mock trial sessions with Judge Jackson.
Throughout his initial statement, Mr. Durbin reiterated that his appointment by President Fidel was historic and meaningful. “You are a living witness to the fact that everything is possible in the United States,” he said. His judicial record showed the facts and the order of the relevant legal objects and should be sufficient to obtain a two-party vote.
“You are a kind of rubber stamp for the president,” he said. Durbin said. Mr. Durbin said his record was worn out and any criticism would negate his eligibility. “I have four words: Look at the record. Your entire record has been reviewed by this team on four different occasions.
2018 Judge Brett M. Mr. Kavanagh was among a number of Republicans who said Monday that they would not turn the investigative process they associate with their politically toxic Senate confirmation proceedings into a “circus.” Crosley is one too. At the time, Judge Kavanagh was being charged with felony criminal mischief by Christine Blassey Ford. Sexual abuse Decades ago, when they were both high school students on the outskirts of Washington. On Monday, several Republicans, including Texas Senator Ted Cruz, sought to consolidate the allegations into dramatic personal attacks: “No one is going to investigate your teenage dating habits.” Cruz said.
“We will not turn this into a scenario based on alleged procedural errors,” Mr said. Crosley told her, referring to what Judge Kavanagh said was that there were several interruptions during his introductory statement during the trial. “Anyway, what we do is ask tough questions about Judge Jackson’s philosophy of justice.”
He said Republicans will have questions about his work on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Circuit District of Columbia, a high-level bench he joined last year, and frequent appearances for Supreme Court justices. Grossley said. In Judge Jackson’s eight months in the Court of Appeals, he presented only two The majority opinions.
Senator Lindsay Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, bitterly recalled the Kavanagh trial and said Republicans would not launch personal attacks against her.
“You will not have this constant onslaught like Judge Kavanagh and other Conservative judicial appointees,” said another candidate, J.J. Mr. who supported the appointment of Michael Childs. Graham said. “You’m the beneficiary of turning the lives of Republican candidates upside down, it’s not working.”
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