Opinion by Christine Emba: What conservatives asking for Ketanji Brown Jackson’s test scores are really doing
The insistence that there is one specific, quantifiable measure of deservedness for a role like that of a Supreme Court justice foregrounds something that matters not at all — in Carlson’s estimation, Jackson’s long-out-of-date score on a multiple-choice exam — while backgrounding the less quantifiable things that actually do matter, whether specific expertise or the quality of one’s work.
It also ignores that grand success such as Jackson’s is a mixture of many components — hard work and talent, yes, but also luck, privilege, support from others. Jacksonin her remarks after the announcement of her nomination, thanking God, her family and her mentors, and even the blessing of being born in the United States, which she described as “the greatest beacon of hope and democracy” in the world.
Carlson and his cohort would like to play down these truths — not to mention the role that luck and privilege played in their own elevation — by erecting a series of ever-higher hoops only certain people must jump through to verify their suitability. At a certain point, there are any number of people who might be fit for an important role. The “best” candidate for a Supreme Court seat is a largely subjective decision, a choice of one extremely talented, accomplished jurist among the country’s many incredible legal minds.
Jackson exceeds the standard. Whether she deserves her success is not Tucker Carlson’s question to ask or answer.
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