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    Judge Jackson's sentencing record looms large in Supreme Court confirmation hearing

    by David G. Savage and Nolan D. McCaskill, Los Angeles Times Mar 22, 2022 3 minutes
    Patrick Leahy, D- Vt., listens to Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson answer questions during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Monday, March 22, 2022, in Washington, D.C..

    WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s historic Supreme Court nominee, weathered a long day before a Senate committee on Tuesday, fending off charges by Republicans that she was too lenient in her sentencing of defendants.

    During a marathon 13-hour day of questioning, the first Black woman nominated for the high court remained composed and patient.

    But it made for an unusual and uncomfortable day for a Supreme Court pick.

    Usually, senators probe a nominee’s views on major constitutional controversies like abortion, race, guns or presidential powers.

    Instead, several GOP senators pressed Jackson on issues the Supreme

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