Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On the Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To The Supreme Court
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate Judiciary beginning its hearing on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:
Earlier today, the Senate Judiciary Committee commenced their hearings on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic nomination to the United States Supreme Court.
The daughter of public educators, the pride of Miami Palmetto Senior High School, and a federal judge for nearly a decade, Judge Jackson began her testimony by returning to what matters most: her family, her upbringing, her qualifications, and most of all, her fidelity to the Constitution.
Over the course of the week, I expect the American people will finally see for themselves why Judge Jackson is one of the most qualified individuals ever to be nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States.
They will see, for instance, why the American Bar Association unanimously rated Judge Jackson as “well qualified” for the Supreme Court, their highest rating possible.
They will see why the President of the Fraternal Order of Police said there is “little doubt that [Judge Jackson] has the temperament, intellect, legal experience, and family background to have earned this appointment.”
They will see why even conservative judges like retired DC Circuit Judge Thomas Griffith, who introduced Judge Jackson today, wrote that “Judge Jackson is immensely qualified to serve on the Supreme Court and should be confirmed by the Senate.”
And I also trust that Americans will see right through the misleading and desperate broadsides that a few members on the other side have launched against the judge in recent weeks. We need not pretend that wild accusations from self-interested actors deserve to be taken seriously, so color me skeptical that the American public will give them much weight.
Finally, as these hearings begin, I want to thank Chairman Durbin for organizing a speedy and fair confirmation process. His work has been outstanding: every member of the Senate Judiciary Committee has met with the judge, which will allow for thoughtful and thorough hearings just as the Chairman had promised.
I thus remain confident that as these hearings begin, the Senate is on track to confirm Judge Jackson as the 116th Justice of the Supreme Court by the end of this work period.
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