"The news that we’ll have a vacancy on the Supreme Court is a little over 24 hours old, but there’s already arguably a favorite: U.S. Appeals Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. In fact, Jackson has the distinction of perhaps having been the favorite before this vacancy ever came up.". . .
. . ."She could be difficult for Republicans to attack, having received a forceful endorsement for her first federal judgeship in 2012 from then-Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) — to whom she is related by marriage — and having gotten bipartisan support less than a year ago, when three Senate Republicans voted for her to join the appellate bench.
"It’s not clear at this point how much resistance Republicans would put up to her nomination, given it won’t change the balance of power on the court and Democrats have the necessary 50 votes.
"But as with any such pick, it’s worth looking at any potential hurdles she might face. While both of her confirmations were relatively amicable affairs, Republicans have isolated a few things that could come up.
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