>> ALSO IN WASHINGTON, KU
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE NOMINEE
JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON SAT
DOWN BEFORE THE SENATE JEW DISH
RATHER COMMITTEE AND FIELDED
HEATED QUESTIONS.
THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIRMAN HAS
CALLED FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION
AS EARLY AS APRIL 4, WHEN THE
COMMITTEE'S VOTE ON HER
NOMINATION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE
PLACE.
JUDGE JACKSON IS THOUGHT TO HAVE
MAINTAINED HER COMPOSURE IN THE
MIDST OF INTENSE GRILLING.
>> I WAS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE,
CLEARLY, I THINK, THAT THE
PARTICULAR PARTIES IN THE CASE,
THE ISSUES IN THE CASE, WHAT
IT'S ABOUT, FROM A STANDPOINT OF
PERSONAL PREFERENCE IS NOT AN
ISSUE.
I'M SETTING THOSE THINGS ASIDE.
I AM RULING FROM A POSITION OF
NEUTRALITY AND TRYING TO
DETERMINE IN EVERY CASE WHAT THE
LAW REQUIRES.
I AM COMMITTED, I THINK MY
RECORD SHOWS, TO THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT IS THE
ROLE AND THE ONLY APPROPRIATE
ROLE FOR A JUDGE.
>> WISCONSIN'S SENATORS HAD THIS
TO SAY ABOUT JUDGE JACKSON.
DEMOCRAT TAMMY BALDWIN SAID,
QUOTE, JUDGE JACKSON IS
EXTREMELY WELL QUALIFIED AND HAS
STRONG EXPERIENCE WORKING AS A
FEDERAL JUDGE.
SHE HAS A PROVEN RECORD OF BEING
AN IMPARTIAL, FAIR AND
INDEPENDENT JUDGE WHO IS GUIDED
BY THE RULE OF LAW, AND THE
SENATE HEARINGS MADE THAT CLEAR
THIS WEEK.
JUDGE JACKSON HAS SHOWN SHE HAS
THE CHARACTER, TEMPERAMENT AND
EXPERIENCE WE WOULD WANT IN A
JUSTICE ON THE UNITED STATES
SUPREME COURT.
A SPOKESPERSON FOR REPUBLICAN
SENATOR RON JOHNSON SAID, HE
WANTS TO CONFIRM JUDGES THAT
APPLY THE LAW AND WILL NOT BE
JUDICIAL ACTIVISTS.
FROM TESTIMONY THIS WEEK, IT
SEEMS THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS
NOMINATED A SUPREME COURT
JUSTICE WHO WILL TEND TO IMPOSE
HER POLICY PREFERENCES FROM THE
BENCH.
HOWEVER, HE LOOKS FORWARD TO
MEETING WITH JUDGE JACKSON IN
PERSON TO HAVE A THOROUGH
DISCUSSION REGARDING HER RECORD,
JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY, AND
ADHERENCE TO THE CONSTITUTION.
BOTH SENATORS HAVE PLANS TO MEET
WITH JUDGE JACKSON IN PERSON
AHEAD OF THE FULL SENATE VOTE ON