NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an Associated Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court:
“I congratulate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her nomination. As I indicated last month, I expect a nominee for the Supreme Court to have a strong record of and commitment to upholding the rule of law, applying our Constitution and laws as written, and respecting the special role of a judge in our system of checks and balances to interpret and apply the law impartially, and I look forward to meeting personally with Judge Jackson soon to learn first-hand about her background, beliefs, and perspective on the role of a Supreme Court justice.”
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