Ketanji Brown Jackson grabs the spotlight
in first Supreme Court session
Posted By: NorthernDog, 10/3/2022 7:33:08 PM
Simply by taking the bench, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made history Monday, but as the Supreme Court kicked off its new term she also sent a message that she has no intent of being a shrinking violet despite her newcomer status. (Snip) Indeed, Jackson was so vocal that her questioning helped extend the planned one hour of arguments to two hours. Jackson seemed to realize she was testing Chief Justice John Roberts’ patience. After Roberts called on her well into the argument, she looked a bit sheepish and prefaced one of her questions with, “Sorry. …” Then she asked two
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I don't know if there is any protocol for new justices. But she already seems determined to be the center of attention and oblivious to decorum.