greg stohr longtime supreme court reporter. he written about this pick that a resume has potential to fill some long-standing gaps at the supreme court. explain. >> guest: the supreme court has never had a former public defender. she's a former public defender. there's been one supreme court justice who was a member of the sentencing commission. she was a member of the sensing commission. she would add that. the court has been over time and both right now very prosecution heavy. there are two former prosecutors on the supreme court. she would be a lawyer who's been in private practice and a public defender been involved with defense work. you add into that the experience as a black woman in america which we never had on the supreme court before and it will be a different perspective that she brings. >> host: what is the sentencing commission? >> guest: the sentencing commission is basically set up to try to eliminate disparities in sentencing and criminal cases in federal court and so they put together guidelines that judges or

"washington journal," we will discuss the confirmation process judge ketanji brown jackson with greg stohr. later, the latest on the crisis in ukraine with jamie mcintyre from the "washington examiner." and we get your reaction from phone, facebook, and twitter. ♪ host: good morning tuesday, march 22. we will wrap up day one of judge ketanji brown jackson's supreme court nomination hearing and look ahead today two, scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. eastern today. we will begin with the latest on the russian invasion of ukraine, they were moving toward a stalemate as ukraine refused russian demands to surrender the besieged city of mariupol. more than three point 3 million ukrainians have fled the country in the past four weeks. our phones are open to get your thoughts on the latest. lines split by political party. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. you can also send us a text of this morning. that number, (202) 748-8003. if you do, please include your name and where you're are from. on social media, on twitter, it is @cspanwj. on facebook, i