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Monmouth: Brown Jackson Popular Choice for U.S. Supreme Court

Poll finds 53% support Biden's decision to make historic choice

James Hickey by James Hickey
March 21, 2022
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On the first day the U.S. Senate began confirmation hearings for President Joe Biden’s choice to the Supreme Court, a national poll from Monmouth University shows Americans are backing the historic nomination. 

Respondents to the poll approved the perspective appointment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court by a more than 2 to 1 margin as well as President Biden’s fulfilling his promise to name a Black woman as his first SCOTUS nominee as more than two-thirds of the public feels it is important for the court to reflect the nation’s diversity. 

But despite the survey’s results, only 2 in 10 believe that having a Black woman on the Supreme Court will have a real impact on how cases are decided and 3 in 10 say it will have no impact.

Jackson’s Nomination

Fifty five percent of those polled believe Jackson should be confirmed as an associate justice on the Supreme Court. Only 21% say she should not be confirmed and 24% offer no opinion. A combined 47% believe she is qualified for the lifetime appointment, with 33% stating she is very qualified and 14% somewhat qualified (14%). Just 9% say she is not qualified while 43% have not heard enough about the nominee to assess.

“Overall, initial reaction to this nomination is broadly positive,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute.

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Brown Jackson currently serves as a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia since 2021. Among the accomplishments backers have cited are being a clerk for the man she would be replacing, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, her work an assistant federal public defender in Washington, D.C., and serving as vice chair of the United States Sentencing Commission.

Political Support

There is widespread support for Jackson’s nomination among Democrats while Republicans tend to be opposed, but not overwhelmingly so. Specifically, 82% of Democrats say Jackson should be confirmed and 64% say she is very qualified. Among Republicans, 42% say she should not be confirmed with 20% feeling Jackson is not qualified to sit on the court (compared with 34% who say she is qualified).

“Expectations of Judge Jackson’s impact may be limited, but that might be seen as a good thing. The public may primarily see all nine justices as sharing a common background as jurists first and foremost. The diversity of its membership brings more nuance to their deliberations,” stated Murray.

Among Black Americans, 73% say Jackson should be confirmed and 80% approve of Biden’s promise to name a Black woman as his first SCOTUS nominee. By comparison, 61% of other racial minorities approve of Biden making race and gender a priority in his choice, but non-Hispanic whites are divided on this (45% approve and 50% disapprove).

Supreme Court Scrutiny

Additionally, the Jersey Shore polling out found the U.S. Supreme Court as a whole receives a approve/disapprove rating of 42% each way for the job it is doing. Republicans (52%) are more likely than Democrats (31%) to approve. Comparatively, the Supreme Court earned a more positive rating of 49% approve and 33% disapprove, with Democrats (65% approve) being more positive than Republicans (36% approve) in 2016.

Other poll findings include:

  • More than half of the public (53%) approve of Biden’s promise to name a Black woman as his first SCOTUS nominee, while 41% disapprove of him making this a primary factor in his choice.
  • More than 2 in 3 Americans feel that having a court that looks like the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of the country is either very (46%) or somewhat (23%) important.
  • 19% feel that having a Black woman on the Supreme Court will have a real impact on how cases are decided, while 46% say it will have a limited impact and 31% say no impact.

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  1. Robert Atkinson says:
    2 months ago

    It is unfortunate for Judge Jackson that she will have an asterisk next to her name for her lifetime of service because she was selected by President Biden for racial and sex identity reasons, not because she is the most qualified jurist. Skin color or sex is not (or at least should not be) a qualification for dispensing justice. She seems to be a fine, well-educated and accomplished person and that’s all that should be required to be nominated. President Biden was foolish to undermine her credibility by promising to select a black woman. He should have just nominated her when the opportunity arose without reference to sex or color.

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  2. Rob Horn says:
    2 months ago

    People would not have such a favorable opinion of her if the media did its job and report on her record. She is in favor of child molesters and sex offenders based on her rulings and writings, not someone that any parent would want as a judge when their child has been sexually molested. Why is the Biden admin hiding 48,000 pages of her court records as a judge? Unfortunately the American people will not know her real record until it is to late.

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