Hi, my name is Evan. I'm Sydney and I'm Rue and we're here at the Hana copy a falls in Hawaii

This podcast was recorded at

454 p.m. on Monday, March 21st. Thanks may have changed by the time you hear this

But hopefully we'll be enjoying shave dice and a nap in the sun

All right, here's the show

Oh, it doesn't that sound lovely to be in Hawaii right now. The good life. Wow

Hey there. It's the NPR politics podcast. I'm Susan Davis. I cover Congress. I'm Carrie Johnson National Justice Correspondent and I'm Nina Tottenberg

I cover the Supreme Court and today was the first of four days of confirmation hearings for President Biden's Supreme Court nominee

Katani Brown Jackson judge Jackson would be the first black woman to serve on the court if confirmed

Something committee chairman Dick Durbin emphasized as he opened today's hearing

You judge Jackson can be the first

It's not easy being the first

Often you have to be the best in some ways the bravest in her opening statement to the committee judge Jackson also highlighted the historic nature of her nomination

I stand on the shoulders of

Of so many who have come before me

including judge Constance Baker Motley

Who was the first African-American woman to be appointed to the federal bench and with whom I share a birthday

And like judge Motley

I have dedicated my career

To ensuring that the words engraved on the front of the Supreme Court building equal justice under law

are a reality and not just an ideal

For a lot of people this was the first chance to hear directly from Jackson about her life and her experience and how she views the law

...