WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate voted in favor of confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court Thursday, April 7.
Jackson will replace Justice Stephen Breyer, who retires this summer at the end of his term. She will become the first Black woman and first public defender to serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
Her confirmation was approved by a 53-47 vote. Both Wyoming Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis voted against Jackson’s confirmation and largely along party lines.
Three republican Senators, Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted in favor.
After a second meeting with Jackson last week, Collins said the nominee “possesses the experience, qualifications, and integrity to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court.”
