Senate Judiciary Committee Deadlocks on SCOTUS Nominee, Jackson Won’t Get Favorable Recommendation
The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked 11-11 Monday on approving U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. The straight party-line vote means Jackson will not get a favorable recommendation from the…
The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked 11-11 Monday on approving U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
The straight party-line vote means Jackson will not get a favorable recommendation from the committee; however, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will be able to call a floor vote to “discharge” the nominee from the committee, Fox News reported.
This would set up a likely final confirmation vote on the nomination some time Thursday or Friday, according to the news outlet.
If confirmed, Jackson would be the first African-American woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
The full Senate is split evenly 50-50 between the Republicans and Democrats.