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Photos: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court hearing
Choose Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee to exchange retiring Supreme Courtroom Justice Stephen G. Breyer, concluded her two days of questioning earlier than the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
After the hearings conclude with exterior witness testimony Thursday, the committee will vote subsequent week on sending her nomination to the total Senate. Democrats hope to substantiate Jackson by April 8, once they go away Washington for a two-week spring recess.
Supreme Courtroom nominee Choose Ketanji Brown Jackson sits together with her household earlier than her Senate Judiciary Committee affirmation listening to on Monday.
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).
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Choose Ketanji Brown Jackson solutions questions throughout her affirmation listening to.
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Folks line up earlier than Choose Jackson’s listening to.
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Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, from left, Josh Hawley of Missouri and Mike Lee of Utah chat throughout a recess.
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A monitor displaying Choose Jackson through the listening to.
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) holds up a e-book as he questions Choose Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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Congressional aides carry gadgets across the listening to room.
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Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.), who coordinated the White Home’s Supreme Courtroom choice course of, listens through the listening to.
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Choose Jackson throughout a break.
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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), heart.
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Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) hugs Ellery Brown, Choose Jackson’s mom, because the listening to wrapped for the day.
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Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.).
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Sen. Ted Cruz throughout a break within the listening to.
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Supreme Courtroom nominee Choose Ketanji Brown Jackson’s mother and father, Johnny and Ellery Brown.
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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.).
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) attends the listening to.
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Sen. Ted Cruz makes a degree through the listening to.
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is seen on a video display screen behind Choose Jackson.
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Choose Ketanji Brown Jackson tears up as Sen. Cory Booker speaks at her affirmation listening to.
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