Supreme Court pick Ketanji Brown Jackson begins final day of questions in Senate confirmation hearings

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2022.

The third day of the confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nominee is set to conclude on Wednesday.

Jackson spent more than 13 hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday defending her judicial career and qualifications for the high court. She will be the first black woman to sit on the top US court if she is confirmed.

Jackson was grilled about her sentencing record by Republicans in Tuesday's hearing.

The members argued that Jackson gave too-light punishments to the defendants, but many fact checkers disagreed.

Jackson defended her record, at times forcefully, and Democratic committee members spent a lot of their own time defending her.

On Wednesday, the hearing will begin with the two senators who did not get to finish their questions for Jackson the day before. Jackson will be questioned for up to 20 minutes each by members of the Judiciary committee.

Jackson's chances of becoming a Supreme Court justice seem to have not been diminished by the hearings so far.

Jackson will need at least 50 votes in the Senate to join the Supreme Court. The Vice President holds a tie-breaking vote for her fellow Democrats and the two independents who vote with the party.

Democrats can confirm Jackson without Republican support if there are no defectors.

No Democrats have said they will vote against Jackson.

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