Some senators are split over President Biden’s pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court to succeed Justice Breyer when he retires later this year.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who chairs the Judiciary Committee and would be responsible for steering Biden's pick through the nomination process, pushed back againstof Biden's pledge by citing past presidential promises that elevated women to the high court.
The White House confirmed Friday that Biden is considering Judge J. Michelle Childs as a candidate to succeed Breyer, who announced his retirement Thursday. Childs, a U.S. district judge in South Carolina who is backed by Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., a Biden ally, is the first person the administration has publicly identified as a possible nominee.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a member of the Judiciary Committee, appeared to push back against Wicker's remarks, saying,"Affirmative action is picking someone not as well qualified for past wrongs." "Childs is incredibly qualified. There's no affirmative action component if you pick her. She is highly qualified," he added."I would welcome the appointment of a Black female to the court," Collins said Sunday on"This Week.""I believe that diversity benefits the Supreme Court. But the way that the president has handled this nomination has been clumsy at best.
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