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  • The Senate Judiciary Committee begins a historic few days of affirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson on Monday, the federal decide chosen by President Joe Biden to serve on the U.S. Supreme Courtroom.
  • If confirmed, Jackson would grow to be the primary Black lady to serve on the nation's highest courtroom.
  • Biden named Jackson as his Supreme Courtroom nominee in February, calling her "an excellent authorized thoughts with the utmost character and integrity."
  • She would take the seat of Justice Stephen Breyer who's retiring. Jackson as soon as served as a clerk for Breyer.
  • Jackson is anticipated to ship a gap assertion Monday, the primary of 4 days of affirmation hearings. Jackson presently serves as a U.S. Circuit Choose on the U.S. Courtroom of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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Supreme Courtroom nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives for her Senate Judiciary Committee affirmation listening to on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 21. Andrew Harnik/AP Picture

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WATCH: SCOTUS Affirmation Hearings

The Senate Judiciary Committee begins the primary day of affirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson on Monday, the federal decide chosen by President Joe Biden to serve on the U.S. Supreme Courtroom.

Jackson is anticipated to ship a gap assertion Monday, the primary of 4 days of hearings. The Senate Judiciary Committee will then query Jackson over the subsequent two days.

The hearings are scheduled to start at 11 a.m. EST, watch reside right here.

Kentanji Brown Jackson
President Joe Biden on Friday confirmed that he was nominating Choose Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Courtroom. Above, Jackson is sworn in to testify earlier than a Senate Judiciary Committee listening to after she was nominated to serve on the U.S. Courtroom of Appeals for the District of Columbia, on Capitol Hill on April 28, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Lamarque-Pool/Getty Photographs