Washington – Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine will vote to confirm the judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in the Supreme Court, he announced on Wednesday, providing a crucial vote that guarantees that President Biden’s historic candidate will be confirmed with bipartisan support.
Collins’ decision to support Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination comes after the two met privately for a second time on Tuesday. The Maine senator said the two had a “good” meeting and told reporters that Jackson clarified some outstanding issues.
Collins and Jackson first met in early March for more than 90 minutes. The New York Times first reported that Collins would vote to confirm Jackson, who will be the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court if confirmed.
“After reviewing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s extensive history, seeing much of his testimony from the hearing, and meeting with him twice in person, I concluded that he has the experience, qualifications, and integrity to to serve as an Associate Judge of the Supreme Court “. Collins said in a statement. “Therefore, I will vote to confirm her in this position.”
The White House has hoped Jackson’s nomination will clear the Senate with bipartisan support, and Collins’ support says that will happen. Two other Republican senators who are likely to vote to confirm Jackson, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, have not yet said whether they intend to support the confirmation.
Romney met with Jackson on Tuesday and said he will likely reveal his decision when the Senate holds its final vote. Murkowski, one of three Republicans who supported Jackson’s nomination to the Washington Federal Court of Appeals, had an individual meeting with the judge earlier this month.
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