The U.S. Senate is set to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson this week, a move that would bring the first Black woman in history into the Supreme Court. On Monday, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced her nomination to the full Senate floor, despite united Republican opposition.
The full vote to confirm Jackson is now expected as early as Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told The Hill, "We want to do this fairly but expeditiously. … We would like to get this done and have the judge approved by the Senate before the Easter break." The two-week recess commences on Apr. 8.
