Cornyn said he believes Jackson, Biden’s pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, had “gone...
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 21: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn-in during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill March 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden's pick to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court, will begin four days of nomination hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“I'm a bit troubled by some of the positions you’ve taken in arguments that you have made representing people who have committed terrorist acts against the United States and other dangerous criminals,” Cornyn said. “As someone who has deep respect for the adversarial system of justice, I understand the importance of zealous advocacy, but it appears that sometimes this zealous advocacy has gone beyond the pale.
“All of my professional experiences, including my work as a public defender and as a trial judge, have instilled in me the importance of having each litigant know that the judge in their case has heard them, whether or not their arguments prevail in court,” Jackson said. The GOP likely lacks the votes to block Jackson’s confirmation, but lawmakers have made clear they hope to contrast her treatment during the hearings, the first since Biden took office, with those weathered by former President Donald Trump’s picks for the high court.
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