Jackson Hearings Spur Bipartisan Calls to Reform Broken Process

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s road to the U.S. Supreme Court has highlighted a lot about the country — including what some say is a broken process to get there.

Jackson on Thursday made history as the first Black woman to join the high court, following a 53-47 vote. The federal judge garnered the backing of all 50 Senate Democrats and only three Republicans — Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah.

But Jackson’s heated Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings last month have led to calls for reforms from politicians on both sides of the aisle and some ...