John,
Today, I attended Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s first of four confirmation hearings. Judge Jackson will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee all week and has already begun to publicly testify about her qualifications to serve on the nation’s highest court.
Now, we are all very aware of how qualified Judge Jackson is.
After graduating from Harvard Law School, she clerked for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, served as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and served as circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
She is clearly a dedicated public servant, and no matter what Republicans say, her time as a public defender is a qualification. An important one, in fact: She, along with Thurgood Marshall – one of my greatest heroes – will be the only justices to serve who had defense attorney experience.
Her insight into the criminal justice system is a qualification that is, unfortunately, missing at the highest levels of the federal judiciary.
Republicans have already tried to attack Judge Jackson – but have come with weak sauce. With a record as impeccable as hers, Republicans will find there isn’t really much for them to pick at as they’ve desperately tried the last few weeks.
Even Mitch McConnell says there's "no question" she's qualified for the job!
– Hank Johnson (he/him)
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