Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson Meets with Top Members of U.S. Senate

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Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary committee, meets Wednesday with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court (Jennifer Shutt/ States Newsroom).
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary committee, meets Wednesday with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court (Jennifer Shutt/ States Newsroom).

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson began the arduous Senate confirmation process Wednesday, meeting on Capitol Hill with four key senators.

Jackson, who would become the first Black woman on the court if confirmed, started her morning with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat. Schumer said he expects Republicans will vote for Jackson, despite several …