Ketanji Brown Jackson, a former public defender and Miami native who rose to become a judge on a powerful federal appeals court, will make history Thursday when she is sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
Jackson, 51, a Harvard-trained lawyer who was confirmed by the Senate nearly three months ago, will take the seat occupied by Associate Justice Stephen Breyer for nearly three decades. Breyer announced his retirement in January, clearing the way for President Joe Biden to name Jackson as his first pick for the nation’s highest court.
Currently a judge on the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Jackson will take the oath of office at a fraught moment for the high court, as its decisions to overturn Roe v. Wade and expand access to handguns have exacerbated tensions among the justices and underscored divisions among Americans over culture war issues.
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Excellent đź‘Ť
RBG is smiling.
Congratulations!
This is a fabulous wonderful day for all women!
đź‘Ź BRAVO đź‘Ź
I got chills, and some tears. Congratulations to Justice Brown Jackson, the most qualified justice to be appointed to SCOTUS in many years.
A moment in US history I can be proud of!!!
yes
Clown show
This is so very important and most emmotional exchange !
Based on skin color & female.. She should be embarrased..
Congratulations to you Mrs Brown.for showing coloured women what they can do.
She becomes the first African American 'birthing person' on the U.S. Supreme Court according to A O-C (her own weird language reacting to the Roe decision)! But it's not that weird apparently. Remember in her nomination hearing, Brown-Jackson when asked to give the definition of a woman said she couldn't!
The muppets visit the court.
Hmmm, it looks like some of the justices may need to take this oath again as a reminder.
Congratulations !! Impressive for anyone..but especially you đź‘Ź
Two qualification got her here, that’s it
So does she make the coffee for everyone following tradition of being the newby? Or she ain’t playin dat ?
Black women are Queens ❤
Woman who cannot identify what a woman is has been sworn in. Truly a historic moment lol.
So with this woman rights dies a supreme Court judge that will not stand up to the rights of women in sports the workplace in the music industry television the arts because they are no women a supreme Court judge a black supremacist who promotes racism and anti-Semitism and hatred against women and their rights who's going to promote the life of your children especially if their little girls when they will have no rights anymore in the sports music entertainment and the arts and in politics their rights does not matter to this racist anti-semite supremacist black judge women hater
She becomes the first African American 'birthing person' on the U.S. Supreme Court according to A O-C (her own weird language reacting to the Roe decision)! But it's not that weird apparently. Remember in her nomination hearing, Brown-Jackson when asked to give the definition of a woman said she couldn't!
You go sister!
Well…. There goes the neighborhood.
A little late to the S show but welcome and congratulations
And biden digs us into a deeper hole nominating her because she is a black female and not on qualifications
Incompetent👎🏻