{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/carter-kennedy-confirm-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court", "Carter to Kennedy: Confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court", "2022-03-24", "2022", "2022-03", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "NEW ORLEANS, L.A. \u2013 Following the last day of Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearings, Congressman Troy A. Carter wrote a letter to Louisiana Senator Kennedy, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, urging his colleague to vote in support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson\u2019s nomination to be the next Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.\n\n\u201cAs U.S. Representative for Louisiana\u2019s 2nd Congressional District that accounts for a large percentage of your constituency, I write to strongly urge your support and a \u201cyes\u201d vote for the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States,\u201d write Congressman Carter. \u201cJudge Jackson is not only exceptionally well qualified, but thoughtful, capable, and conscientious. Her exemplary career clearly demonstrates that she will be an outstanding successor to retire Justice Stephen G. Breyer.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the Congressman\u2019s letter is here, and below.\n\nDear Senator Kennedy,\n\nAs U.S. Representative for Louisiana\u2019s 2nd Congressional District that accounts for a large percentage of your constituency, I write to strongly urge your support and a \u201cyes\u201d vote for the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. Judge Jackson is not only exceptionally well qualified, but thoughtful, capable, and conscientious. Her exemplary career clearly demonstrates that she will be an outstanding successor to retire Justice Stephen G. Breyer.\n\nAs one of our nation\u2019s brightest legal minds, Judge Jackson\u2019s nomination is a triumph for Louisiana and the United States. The American Bar Association\u2019s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary gave the unanimous opinion that Judge Jackson is \u201cWell Qualified\u201d to serve on the United States Supreme Court. This is the highest rating that the committee awards and notes that the nominee is, \u201cat the top of the legal profession in their community; possess outstanding legal ability; breadth of experience; the highest reputation for integrity, and demonstrates the capacity for sound judicial temperament.\u201d These are the qualifications that a Supreme Court Justice should possess, and it is evident that Judge Jackson has them all. Her judicial record demonstrates that of a thorough and thoughtful jurist who is committed to fairness and justice. In short, Judge Jackson is more than qualified for this role.\n\nI fervently support Judge Jackson\u2019s swift nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. She has twice been unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate and I look forward to witnessing her expedient confirmation by the U.S. Senate once again.\n\nOn behalf of the Second Congressional District of Louisiana, I ask that you vote \u201cyes\u201d in support of her nomination.\n\nSincerely,\n\nTroy A. Carter, Sr.\n\nMember of Congress", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/carter-kennedy-confirm-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4470960013568401, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}