Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court in historic vote

April 7, 2022, 3:36 AM CDT / Updated April 7, 2022, 1:21 PM CDT By Sahil Kapur The final vote was 53-47, with all 50 Democratic caucus members supporting Jackson, joined by Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine; Lisa Murkowski of Alaska; and Mitt Romney of Utah. In a symbolic moment, Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman…

April 7, 2022, 3:36 AM CDT / Updated April 7, 2022, 1:21 PM CDT

By Sahil Kapur

The final vote was 53-47, with all 50 Democratic caucus members supporting Jackson, joined by Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine; Lisa Murkowski of Alaska; and Mitt Romney of Utah. In a symbolic moment, Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman elected to her job, presided over the vote.

Jackson and Biden watched the vote together in the White House.

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