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Posted by: Kate Prince on Mar 24, 2022

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee today heard from the American Bar Association and other witnesses during the final day of confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Associated Press reports. The ABA’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary told lawmakers that its review of Jackson found she has a “sterling” reputation, “exceptional” competence and is well qualified to sit on the Supreme Court. The four-hour hearing Thursday featured not only legal experts but government officials and civil rights groups who supported Jackson and conservative advocates who opposed her. Hours after the hearing concluded Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced that he “cannot and will not” support Jackson. However, Democrats can still confirm Jackson without any GOP support in a 50-50 Senate where Vice President Kamala Harris can cast the tiebreaking vote.