Manchin will support Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court, ensuring it is likely confirmed

Senator Joe Manchin, the Virginia senator, announced Friday that he plans to vote to confirm Justice Kitangi Brown-Jackson’s attendance at the Supreme Court, praising her “exemplary” record and career as “extremely qualified” to be a judge.

The centrist Democrat’s support is giving Jackson’s nomination a major boost after four days of contentious hearings, all of which underscore her historic assertion to be the first black woman on the Supreme Court, as long as the rest of the Democratic Party members remain in office.

“After meeting with her, looking at her record, closely observing her testimony and questioning her before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week, I have decided that I intend to vote on her nomination to serve on the Supreme Court,” Manchin said.

“Her broad range of experience in various sectors of our judicial system has provided Judge Jackson with a unique perspective that will serve her well in our nation’s highest court,” he said in a statement. Sticking to the “mood to be an exceptional jurist”.

Democrats have been lining up in Jackson’s corner all week, and have yet to see any defections in President Joe Biden’s candidate. As long as the 50 members of the caucus vote for her, they will not need Republican support, although party leaders remain optimistic about winning at least a few GOP votes.

Another Democrat from a conservative state, Senator John Tester, of Montana, declared his support for Jackson Friday, praising her credentials and “commitment to the rule of law.”

The Judiciary Committee plans to vote on Jackson’s nomination on April 4, and the full Senate is expected to vote later that week.

The two Republicans most closely watched are Senator Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — who voted to confirm Jackson before the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last year. Neither of them has yet taken a position on her nomination to the Supreme Court.

Collins met Jackson earlier this month and sounded upbeat.

Murkowski told NBC News Thursday that she has been dealing with the death of Representative Don Young, R-Alaska, and has yet to intervene.

She said, “I should focus some time this weekend on the Supreme Court before we lie in state next week. So my head is all over the place.”

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