By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON – Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, faces another hurdle on Monday in her journey toward Senate confirmation with a vote in a Judiciary Committee evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans that could end up a tie.
Even with a possible 11-11 committee deadlock, Jackson’s nomination still would proceed to the full Senate, with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last week saying the chamber was on track to confirm the federal appellate court judge to the lifetime post before its planned Easter recess begins on Friday.
