📸 Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson wipes away tears as Sen. Cory Booker speaks during her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill.
After nearly 11 hours, the Senate Judiciary Committee's second day of questioning has ended. Jackson had two emotional moments towards the end of the day as she gave answers to Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Alex Padilla.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., ended the day thanking her for her"patience, dignity and grace" amid some"offensive treatment."Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, March 23, 2022. That puts the full Senate on track to meet its goal of confirming Jackson by April 8 -- when the Senate goes on recess.Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson gets a kiss from her husband Dr. Patrick Jackson, at the conclusion of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, March 23, 2022.Share to TwitterJackson again wiped away tears during Wednesday's questioning when Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.
Booker said to Jackson,"You were put on a court, that I'm told, is considered like the second most powerful court in our land. And you were passed with bipartisan support. Nobody brought it up then. Did they not do their homework?"Sen. Cory Booker speaks during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 23, 2022.
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