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“During our meeting, she was warm and gracious,” Manchin said. “On top of her impressive resume, she has the temperament to make an exceptional jurist. Notably, Judge Jackson and her family spend a great deal of time in West Virginia and her deep love of our state and commitment to public service were abundantly clear. I am confident Judge Jackson is supremely qualified and has the disposition necessary to serve as our nation’s next Supreme Court Justice.”
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Jackson’s confirmation will not be overwhelmingly bipartisan, and the top Senate Republican vote-counter, Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.), predicted no more than three GOP votes in her favor. But leaders of both parties agreed that the long and often tense questioning did not alter the fundamental dynamics around the nomination.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to report the nomination on April 4, with floor action expected later that week. If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court in its 233-year history.