Written by James Wright Jr.
Washington Informer – Leaders of Black women’s groups and their supporters rallied outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building in the District on Thursday to call on the U.S. Senate to confirm U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the high court.
President Biden tapped Jackson to replace retiring Associate Justice Stephen Breyer on Feb. 25. At the rally, Melanie Campbell, the president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBP) and convenor of the Black Women’s Roundtable that is meeting in the Washington area this week, told the gathering that Jackson is well-qualified to be a Supreme Court justice.
“The Black Women’s Roundtable is working in coalition with our allies to ensure that this nominee is treated fairly and is confirmed without delay,” Campbell said to the gathering of over 50 people.
Capitol Hill observers say confirmation hearings for Jackson could take place during the week of March 21, with a floor vote on her nomination possibly by early April. No Democrat has risen to oppose her confirmation. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has indicated he may vote to oppose Jackson but Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) recently said she is open to supporting her. The Senate’s filibuster rules don’t apply in Supreme Court justice nominations so Jackson needs just 51 votes to become the first Black woman to serve on the high court.
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