Jackson’s Confirmation Tees Up Monthslong Wait to Join Court (1)

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson suddenly finds herself with a lot of time on her hands now that the Senate has confirmed her to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The busiest six weeks of Jackson’s life are set to turn into a three-month wait to fill a Supreme Court seat that won’t open until late June or early July. Justice Stephen Breyer said in January he will retire when the court’s current term ends.

WATCH: Vice President Kamala Harris oversees the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Source: Bloomberg

It will be an unprecedented position, created by the timing of Breyer’s retirement announcement coupled with Democrats’ decision to put her confirmation on a relatively fast track. ...