Perspective on SCOTUS nomination: Takenya Nixon
Takenya Nixon, an assistant public defender in Cook County
This week, the US Senate Judiciary Committee is continuing to consider the nomination of federal Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court. A committee vote is scheduled for next week, with the full Senate expected to vote after that. Today on The 21st, we got a couple of different perspectives from Illinois on Judge Brown Jackson’s nomination and confirmation hearings, starting with an assistant public defender from Cook County.
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Takenya Nixon
Assistant Public Defender for Cook County | Author, Teen Vogue Op-Ed (summer 2021): “Rising Crime in Cities Like Chicago Should Not Lead to More Policing.”
NEW: Sen. Susan Collins of Maine told The New York Times that she will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson — the first Republican to back the Supreme Court nominee.https://t.co/gyPF29FIas
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