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    Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings: What happened on Tuesday

    Judge Jackson defended her record of sentences she handed down in child pornography cases after several Republican senators alleged she was soft on crime.
    by Barbara Sprunt Mar 22, 2022 2 minutes
    Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies on her nomination to become an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

    Day 2 of the confirmation hearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson, the federal judge President Biden nominated to fill the seat of retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, has concluded.

    The nature of Tuesday's hearing was vastly different than what Jackson faced on Monday, when 22 senators gave their opening statements before she introduced herself to the committee.

    Here are some highlights from Tuesday's

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