Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Criticized for Having a Harvard Education
President Biden has nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Several Republicans have wasted no time criticizing Biden’s nomination. Most Republican opponents are making spurious claims regarding Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record on crime and the support she holds from left-wing groups.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for only having “published a total of two opinions” since she was confirmed to D.C.’s federal appellate court last year. McConnell ignores the fact that she wrote more than 500 opinions in the eight years she spent on the district court.
Of all the Republican criticisms, Senator Lindsey Graham offers the most disingenuous and hypocritical criticism. In July 2021, Graham voted for Jackson to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Graham now, however, describes Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as a pawn of the radical left. Graham claims that “the radical left has won President Biden over yet again.”
Interestingly, Graham also criticizes Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for her Harvard education.
The Senator from South Carolina placed his support behind Judge J. Michelle Childs. Childs is an African American woman and U.S. District…
