Judge Jackson, I'm certain your capacity to inspire through force of reason will be on display here this week.
The Court decides cases with life-changing consequences for people.
My lasting impression is of a judge who sat there through it all, head held high with dignity and determination and strength.
We can do that with the highly qualified nominee we have in Judge Jackson.
Engaging in the politics of personal destruction is not something we should ever aspire to.
As we begin this week's hearings, I remain hopeful that we can come together as a Committee and engage in respectful, good faith, bipartisan...
The right to counsel is a fundamental part of our constitutional system, even for the most unpopular defendants.
We are seeing murder rates, carjacking rates, crime rates skyrocketing.
The decisions of the Court line up in an astonishingly clear pattern with the interests of big Republican dark money donors.
I urge my colleagues to remember his words about how the Court must consider the effect of its actions on people's lives.
Judge Jackson's impressive record on and off the bench demonstrates that she is a fair-minded arbiter of justice.
There have been charges made... that she is somehow part of a, quote, 'anti-incarceration anti-police movement.'
Today is a proud day for America. We've come a long way since 1790.
To suggest that you're here merely because an organization supports you ignores your qualifications and the broad range of support you bring...
You, Judge Jackson, are one of Mr. Lincoln's living witnesses of an America that is unafraid of challenge.
Your presence here today, your willingness to brave this process will give inspiration to millions of Americans who see themselves in you.
If you are confirmed, you would be the first ever Federal public defender to sit on the Court.
The American people, our constituents, and their faith--and their faith in the courts, that's central to our democracy.
