Biden's Supreme Court Nomination

So what do I think of Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's historic choice to be the first black woman to sit on the Supreme Court?

Well, she certainly has the right qualifications.  She has been a public defender, bringing a perspective to the Court as notable as well as her racial and gender background.  She was also a district judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 2013 to 2021, and during that time she famously ruled that former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn had to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in its impeachment inquiry against Trump, saying that those "who have been subpoenaed for testimony by an authorized committee of Congress must appear for testimony in response to that subpoena" even if the President orders them not to comply, adding that "Presidents are not kings."

So, yes, she's qualified.  I would give her some advice about her Senate confirmation hearings, though . . . she ought to do something about her hair.

I'm serious.  Her hair is unpresentable.  I'm not being racist or sexist.  When President Reagan nominated Robert Bork to the Supreme Court in 1987, Bork rejected advice that he get rid of his beard, and it actually helped doom his nomination.

Honestly, would you confirm a Supreme Court nominee with a beard like that?

That Supreme Court seat ultimately went to the clean-shaven Anthony Kennedy.

Not that Bork looked all that much better clean-shaven . . . 

All that aside, Judge Jackson should be confirmed easily, because the Democrats still control the Senate.  Some people think United States District Judge Michelle Childs might have been a better choice, though, because she too has a a strong record and also had strong support from a bipartisan group of lawmakers from her home state of South Carolina that included Representative James Clyburn and also both of South Carolina's Republican senators, Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott.

Also, she has better hair.

Though, it does look like Ketanji Brown Jackson will bring diversity to the Supreme Court, because, as far as I can tell, at least, she is a Protestant. 😉