All smiles, Jackson tries for Senate reset on Supreme Court

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson may not get any Republican votes. But senator by senator, she is working to reset the tone of the confirmation process after years of bitter and partisan battles.  Democrats and the White House are hoping that Jackson’s highly impressive resume, empathetic style and historic potential as the first Black female justice will win at least a few crossover votes. So far, Republicans aren’t expending much political energy to oppose Jackson and several have even praised her after sitting down with the current federal appeals court judge.