Jackson Promises ‘Neutral Posture’ as Approach to Deciding Cases

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson told a divided Senate panel she was an independent thinker who decides cases “from a neutral posture,” as she began testifying at a hearing on her nomination to be the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Saying that federal judges have a limited constitutional role and are constrained by precedent, Jackson said she would seek to carry on the legacy of the retiring justice she would succeed, liberal consensus-builder Stephen Breyer.

“During this hearing, I hope that you will see how much I love our country and the Constitution and the ...