The voted 53-47 on Thursday to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, with three Republicans voting with all .Jackson, a 51 year-old federal appeals court judge, will be the first black woman on the high court and the third black justice. Her confirmation vote was not nearly as bipartisan as that of the justice she'd been chosen to replace, Stephen Breyer, and others. But still, President Biden can tout a bipartisan win thanks to yes votes from Sens. Mitt Romney, Utah, Susan Collins, Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, Alaska. Vice President presided over the Senate and banged declared the final vote count to seal Jackson's confirmation, as Democrats throughout the Senate chamber broke out in raucous applause.
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