The Supreme Court is not a political institution. Rather, the Court stands above politics and above partisanship.

I have every expectation that at the end of this week's hearings, it will be clear to all that you are impeccably qualified in the law.

The conduct that's been described is reprehensible and I think everyone in this room agrees.

I think you have to have integrity. I think you have to have a judicial temperament. But a philosophy? Where has that come from?

This Committee has also received a striking outpouring of support for your nomination from a very broad range of sources.

Unfortunately, too many of the Court's decisions do not rest on solid constitutional foundations and reliable legal reasoning.

this Constitution of ours, which has taken up so much time in the hearing, the conversation about it.

We can do that with the highly qualified nominee we have in Judge Jackson.

You have strong credentials. You're a graduate of both Harvard University and Harvard Law School.

The Bill of Rights is there to protect the rights of people who do not see the world exactly like everybody else.

As Justice Scalia taught us, an indispensable feature of the republic the Constitution created is an independent judiciary of judges who've taken an oath not to a President or a party, but to the American people and to God that they will…

As Justice Scalia taught us so well for so long, an indispensable feature of the republic the Constitution created is an independent judiciary.

I cannot imagine that we think we have to explore this area at the risk of innocent third parties and children.

He has served with wisdom, with fairness, and respect for the Constitution, the laws of our Nation, and its people.

Will a Justice vote to protect your right to live according to your faith?

My lasting impression is of a judge who sat there through it all, head held high with dignity and determination and strength.

I applaud this exceptional nomination, which I encourage the Senate to confirm.

originalism strikes me as being that kind of a doctrine.