Senate panel advances Biden's first group of judicial nominees

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced President Biden's first group of judicial nominees, teeing up five potential judges for a confirmation vote. The batch of nominees includes Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden's pick to fill Attorney General Merrick Garland's seat on the powerful D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and an early favorite for the next Supreme Court vacancy. The panel also advanced Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, who was nominated for a seat on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. READ MORE: http://hill.cm/kXhV9PL