UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW –In the lead-up to her Supreme Court confirmation hearings—expected to begin March 23—U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jacksonreceived a boost of “enthusiastic support” from more than 100 Black male law professors and law deans.  The support comes in the form of a letter addressed to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and praising Judge Jackson as “the kind of Supreme Court justice for whom America has been waiting.” Dated March 14, the letter was initially drafted by University of South Carolina School of Law professor Etienne Toussaint, with editorial assistance from Washington and Lee University School of Law professorBrandon Hasbrouck. Toussaint also spearheaded the campaign to collect the signatures, along with Roger Fairfax, dean of American University Washington College of Law. In the letter, Toussaint seeks to clarify retiring Justice Stephen Breyer’ssummary of Judge Jackson’s approach to lawyering as “brilliant,” and as bringing a “mix of common sense” and “thoughtfulness.” “From Judge Jackson’s breathtaking credentials as an extraordinary jurist to her unimpeachable character and unwavering integrity,” the letter states, she “is eminently qualified to fill this historic position.”