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Posted: 2022-03-23T22:43:43Z | Updated: 2022-03-24T14:35:30Z

Sen. Cory Booker brought tears to Ketanji Brown Jackson s eyes as he spoke of the joy of this historic moment of a Black woman being the likely next Supreme Court justice of the United States.

On the third day of the Supreme Court nominees hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Booker (D-N.J.) pointed to the ugly, disrespectful lines of questioning the federal judge has faced by Republican senators.

This has been not a surprise, given the history that we all know, but perhaps a little bit of a disappointment, some of the things that have been said in this hearing, Booker said, crediting Jacksons grit and grace and extraordinary demeanor in response to the GOP senators attacks.

Republicans repeatedly interrupted Jacksons responses, some yelled, others stormed out and several raged about child porn and falsely accused her of being too lenient on sex offenders.

Booker noted the challenges and indignities that are still faced by Black people. And youre here, he said to Jackson.

You got here how every Black woman in America whos gotten anywhere has done like Ginger Rogers said: I did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in heels, he added. Nobodys stealing my joy.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson wipes away tears during @SenBooker's speech. https://t.co/Spj5PhMXYb pic.twitter.com/b3Gtiu7uXI

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson wipes away tears during @SenBooker 's speech. https://t.co/Spj5PhMXYb pic.twitter.com/b3Gtiu7uXI

Allie Mannheimer (@AllieMannheimer) March 23, 2022

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In his impassioned remarks, Booker celebrated how much Jacksons nomination to the nations highest court means to Black women specifically.

Youre a person who is so much more than your race and gender, Booker said to Jackson with tears in his eyes. Its hard for me not to look at you and see my mom, my cousins I see my ancestors and yours.

Nobody is gonna steal the joy, Booker went on. You have earned this spot. You are worthy. You are a great American. Youre here. And I know what its taken for you to sit in that seat.

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Booker called Jacksons historic nomination his harbinger of hope that this country is getting better.

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