Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing to the U.S. Supreme Court. This was the second of four days of committee hearings on Judge Jackson’s nomination.
Following his meeting with Judge Jackson earlier this month, Senator Coons announced his support for her confirmation to the Supreme Court. Today, he cited the broad range of support for her confirmation to be an Associate Justice.
- Senator Coons cited the support of prominent law enforcement groups for Judge Jackson’s confirmation: “Two of the largest, most substantial law enforcement advocacy organizations in our country—the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)—have spoken up in support of your qualifications and your capabilities. The FOP letter says there’s little doubt you have the temperament, intellect, legal experience, and family background to have earned this appointment.”
- Senator Coons noted the broad range of conservative legal figures who have expressed support for Judge Jackson’s confirmation: “It’s no surprise to me that your legal mind, your experience, your temperament inspire strong support from some of the best and brightest of our legal community. It’s worth highlighting that among those, many who have written to us are included well-respected conservative and Republican lawyers and Republican-appointed judges who agree with my characterization that you’re an even-handed and impartial judge. We’ve received a letter from 24 conservative lawyers who held positions in Republican administrations, are well known for their conservative political or legal views, who wrote this committee to urge your speedy confirmation.”
- Senator Coons concluded by noting the support that Senate Republicans and Democrats alike have had for Judge Jackson in previous confirmation hearings: “The American justice system—as many have said—is rooted in the impartiality, the independence, and the reliability of our federal judicial system. It is one of the most critical bulwarks of our system of ordered liberty. No wonder that when you came before this body to be confirmed for the district court then the circuit court, you earned and received bipartisan support.”
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