5 Key Takeaways From Judge Jackson’s Hearing

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on her nomination to serve on the Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 23, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s pick to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, fielded over a dozen hours of questions during three days of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Here are some of the key takeaways from those hearings:

Jackson Backs Off From Committed Judicial Philosophy

On various occasions during the hearing, Republicans on the Judiciary Committee pushed Jackson to elaborate on her judicial philosophy, but Jackson backed away from these pronouncements.