Tillis to vote against Jackson confirmation | Eastern North Carolina Now

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis said Wednesday he’ll vote against confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, citing concerns over her politics.

The Republican senator from North Carolina gave Jackson a mixed review, acknowledging her as a qualified nominee but expressing fears of judicial activism in a prepared statement Tillis spokesman Adam Webb released.

“There is no doubt that Judge Jackson is well qualified, and her nomination as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court is historic,” Tillis said. “I was impressed with her knowledge, her composure and her character during more than 20 hours of questioning. However, based on her record, I still hold my initial concerns that she may legislate from the bench instead of consistently following the Constitution as written.”

Tillis said Jackson missed an opportunity to “take a firm public stand against a liberal, dark money court-packing scheme that represents a fundamental threat to the independence of the federal judiciary” when she declined to offer an opinion on adding more justices to the high court.

“Although I will not support her confirmation, it is highly likely Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be confirmed to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, and I wish her and her wonderful family all the best in her continued public service to our great nation,” he said.

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