Judiciary Committee advances nomination of Merrick Garland appeals court replacement, other judges

Judiciary Committee advances nomination of Merrick Garland appeals court replacement, other judges

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson to replace Attorney General Merrick Garland on U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a bench that’s considered the second-highest court in the land and a frequent stop for future Supreme Court justices.