Posted on Mar 26, 2022
Law students praise Ketanji Brown Jackson's poise at the Senate hearings
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When Judge Katanji Brown Jackson entered the Senate chamber this week to face questions on her readiness to join the Supreme Court, she did so as the first Black woman in the nation's history to be nominated to that position.
For many Black law students and professionals, including a group of 150 who traveled from across the country to watch the historic hearing, Jackson's rise to likely associate justice gives a message of profound hope for what they too might one day be able to accomplish.
"I knew I had to be there. This is history. This is a moment. Also, she's a Harvard law alumnus, so I feel sort of a special connection," said Thomiah Dudley, a third-year law student at Jackson's alma mater, Harvard Law School.
Dudley was one of 100 law students selected nationwide to attend a series of events and watch parties for Jackson's nomination, hosted by the progressive organization, Demand Justice. The group also included 50 public defenders — a nod to Jackson's own background in that field.
"I see a lot of myself in her. I see a lot of my friends in her, and I wanted to be there to support," Dudley said, calling Jackson "overly qualified to sit on the Supreme Court."
When Judge Katanji Brown Jackson entered the Senate chamber this week to face questions on her readiness to join the Supreme Court, she did so as the first Black woman in the nation's history to be nominated to that position.
For many Black law students and professionals, including a group of 150 who traveled from across the country to watch the historic hearing, Jackson's rise to likely associate justice gives a message of profound hope for what they too might one day be able to accomplish.
"I knew I had to be there. This is history. This is a moment. Also, she's a Harvard law alumnus, so I feel sort of a special connection," said Thomiah Dudley, a third-year law student at Jackson's alma mater, Harvard Law School.
Dudley was one of 100 law students selected nationwide to attend a series of events and watch parties for Jackson's nomination, hosted by the progressive organization, Demand Justice. The group also included 50 public defenders — a nod to Jackson's own background in that field.
"I see a lot of myself in her. I see a lot of my friends in her, and I wanted to be there to support," Dudley said, calling Jackson "overly qualified to sit on the Supreme Court."
Law students praise Ketanji Brown Jackson's poise at the Senate hearings
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SGT Tim. Wilson
LTC Brown as of the third day she hadn’t been given many questions, by the right, that were answerable or even warranted such. They were mostly trying to make grandstand plays for airtime for midterms and probably 2024!
I mean it doesn’t surprise me that they care more about doing things to try to further their careers than actually doing their jobs but some of the stuff I saw was so outrageous is was pure buffoonery! And honestly I think just made certain Senators look pathetic, more so than usual.
I mean it doesn’t surprise me that they care more about doing things to try to further their careers than actually doing their jobs but some of the stuff I saw was so outrageous is was pure buffoonery! And honestly I think just made certain Senators look pathetic, more so than usual.
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