ever, would retire. you re not going anywhere. i certainly don t intend to. but tha. reporter: but that was a year before ruth bader ginsburg passed away. breyer resisted a drumbeat of pressure from progressives will last year that he step down so president biden could replace him. when exactly i should retire or will retire has many complex parts to it. i think i m aware of most of them. reporter: this year, the decision, which the left hoped for, was his own. o donnell: and jan crawford is back with us from the supreme court. so, jan, tell us about president biden s short list, and the front-runner, ketanji brown jackson. reporter: behind judge jackson s strong credentials and the clerkship with justice breyer, i think what makes her an early favorite is that she was recently confirmed by the senate to the prestigious federal court of appeals here in d.c. with 53 votes, including
case brown versus board of education. in 2019, judge leondra kruger participated in a discussion about supreme court clerkship s. here is some of what she had to say. part of what s ultimately led me to apply for the clerkship and part of what i think ultimately helped was the set of relationships i had built up after law school, when i started working and had actual day today working relationships with practicing lawyers, who both provided the kind of kick in the pants that jamie was describing, to the applications etc. and who provided the support, those who vouched for me, for my potential as a lawyer. i think that ultimately lay the groundwork for my being able to get the job. joining us now for our first discussion of the supremely
of what s ultimately led me to apply for the clerkship and part of what i think ultimately helped was the set of relationships i had built up after law school, when i started working and had actual day to day working relationships with practicing lawyers, who both provided the kind of kick in the pants that jamie was describing, to get the applications in. and who provided the support, those who vouched for me, for my potential as a lawyer. i think that ultimately lay the groundwork for my being able to get the job. joining us now for our first discussion of the supremely qualified are amanda tyler, professor at uc berkeley school of law, coauthor with ruth bader ginsburg of justice, justice, thou shalt pursue, fighting for more perfect union. and with us again, neal
competitive and coveted clerkship on the united states supreme court and she was selected. the justice who thought she was worthy of this high honor was a young lawyer, was none other than justice stephen breyer. not only did she learn about being a judge from justice breyer himself, she saw the great rigor through which stephen breyer is a poaches his work. she learned from his willingness to work with colleagues with different view points, critical qualities for any supreme court justice. now, years later, she steps up to fill justice breyer place in the court with a uniquely accomplished and wide-ranging background. and she served in public service as a federal public defender and a private law practice as an accomplished lawyer and with a prestigious law firm. if confirmed, she will join
competitive clerkship on the united states supreme court and she was selected. the justice who thought she was worthy of this high honor was a young lawyer, was none other than justice steven breyer, whose seat i am nominating her to fill. not only did she learn from justice breyer himself, she saw the great rigor with which justice breyer approached his work, and she learned from his willingness to work with colleagues with different viewpoints. now, years later, she steps up to fill justice breyer s place in the court with a uniquely accomplished and wide-ranging background. she served both in public service as a federal public defender, a federal public defender and a private law practice with a prestigious law firm. if confirmed she will join