Manchin Will Vote for Judge Jackson, Making Confirmation Likely

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, gives opening remarks at the confirmation hearing for Rep. Debra Haaland, (D-N.M.) President Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of the Interior, during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Feb. 24, 2021. Leigh Vogel-Pool/Getty Images

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) says he will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her confirmation almost inevitable.

“Senators have a constitutional obligation to advise and consent on a nominee to fill a Supreme Court vacancy and this is a responsibility I take very seriously,” said Manchin in a statement. “Just as I have with previous Supreme Court nominees, I met with Judge Jackson and evaluated her qualifications to be a Supreme Court Justice.”