Vice President Harris interviewed Supreme Court finalists, according to White House officia

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Vice President Harris interviewed Supreme Court finalists, according to White House official

By Jasmine Wright and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN

Updated 6:30 PM ET, Sun February 27, 2022

(CNN) -- Vice President Kamala Harris interviewed President Joe Biden's three final candidates for his Supreme Court nomination, a White House official told CNN.

Biden officially nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court on Friday, setting in motion a historic confirmation process for what would be the first Black woman to sit on the highest court in the nation.

The news of Harris' involvement, first reported on CNN, offers a small glimpse into the vice president's role in the process. Biden said at a White House announcement ceremony Friday that he had been "fortunate" to have had Harris' advice.

Harris, the first Black and South Asian vice president of the United States, spoke to each finalist one on one via video conference, the White House official said. And each interview was separate from the President's. Before Biden's announcement, multiple sources told CNN that he had met in person with his three finalists: Jackson, Leondra Kruger, who sits on the California Supreme Court; and J. Michelle Childs, who serves on the US District Court for the District of South Carolina.

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