Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Friday he will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court—all but ensuring her nomination to become the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.
Manchin said in a statement that after meeting with Jackson, reviewing her record and monitoring her questioning before the Judiciary Committee, he believes Jackson is “supremely qualified” to serve as the next justice.
Jackson’s “wide array of experiences in varying sectors of our judicial system,” like clerking for three federal judges and serving as a public defender, gives her a “unique perspective that will serve her well on the Supreme Court,” Manchin said.
Manchin also noted Jackson and her family spend “a great deal of time” in West Virginia, and that her deep love for the state was “abundantly clear.”
While Manchin has opposed matters that have been supported by the majority of Democrats, like Biden’s Build Back Better plan, his vote for Jackson could allow Democrats to confirm her to the Supreme Court without any Republican votes.
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