Blumenthal Meets With Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met today with President Biden’s nominee to serve on the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Judge Jackson currently serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

“I was so deeply impressed by Judge Jackson – not just by her intellect and expertise as a judge and a lawyer, but also her depth and warmth as a human being. Judge Jackson understands the real world impact of judicial decisions on individual people. Judges are the voice and face of justice. If Judge Jackson is confirmed, and I expect she will be after a thorough review, she’ll be the only justice who has regularly represented people who couldn’t afford a lawyer. What struck me is how that experience has informed her judgement about how to make decisions and about how to make those decisions understandable and fair – not just fair in fact but understood as fair by the people who come before her.”

“So I was very impressed by her legal expertise, her intellect, her ability, but most importantly her personal depth and warmth, all of which I think is going to radiate in the Judiciary Committee hearings. I look forward to there being bipartisan support for her nomination.” 

Photos of Blumenthal’s meeting with Judge Jackson are available here.

B-roll of Blumenthal’s meeting with Judge Jackson is available here.

Footage of Blumenthal giving remarks and taking questions at a media availability following his meeting with Judge Jackson is available here.

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