Senate Majority Leader Charles Sumer (DN.Y.) has struck a deal – which requires the acquisition of all 100 senators – to hold a first round of voting on Jackson’s nomination around 11 a.m. Thursday. After that, Sumer said he expected the final vote to confirm Jackson to take place around 1:45 p.m., depending on how long senators want to speak before the vote. “We have reached an agreement for the Senate to complete the confirmation process of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson tomorrow,” Schumer said. “It will be a happy day. “Happy for the Senate, happy for the Supreme Court, happy for America.” “America will take a huge step tomorrow to become a perfect nation.” Jackson’s affirmative vote will give President Biden and the Senate Democrats a landslide victory and mark the culmination of their efforts to put their own stamp on the federal judiciary. Although Judge Stephen Breyer has said he will not retire until the summer, Thursday’s vote will also slow down a weekly pace since Biden appointed Jackson as Breyer’s successor. Jackson’s confirmation will be historic on many fronts. In addition to being the first black woman in the Supreme Court, she will be the first judge to be a public defender. Thursday’s vote means Republicans have agreed to speed up its confirmation. Under Senate rules, GOP senators could have delayed the final vote until Friday, requiring an additional 30 hours of debate. Leading Republicans, however, said earlier on Wednesday that their parliamentary group would step down for some time as senators want to leave for a two-week break. UK urges ‘biological males’ not to compete in women’s sports Ukraine urges civilians in the east to leave as Russian attack awaits Although Jackson’s candidacy included moments of intense tension with GOP senators, it was widely expected from the outset to be confirmed. The Democrats could confirm it on their own, as long as all 50 members of their parliamentary group support it, as expected. In addition to all Democrats, three GOP senators will vote for Jackson on Thursday: Senators Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Mitt Romney (Utah).
