Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Could Become The First Black Woman On The Supreme Court

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To Become The First Black Woman On The Supreme Court

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson could become the first black woman on the supreme court.

President Joe Biden is reportedly in talks to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court Justice. If true, Jackson would become the first black woman to serve on the supreme court.

The 51-year-old would be the second-youngest on the court. She would also be the first justice since Thurgood Marshall established experience as a defense attorney.

Jackson currently serves as a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals. She’s a Harvard University and Harvard Law School graduate. While attending Harvard, she met her husband, Patrick, who was a pre-med student. They share two daughters.

When asked how race would impact her rulings as a judge, Jackson responded:

“I don’t think that race plays a role in the kind of judge that I have been and that I would be in the way that you asked that question.”

She added:

“Race would be the kind of thing that would be inappropriate to inject in my evaluation of a case.”

A confirmation date hasn’t been set; however, the Senate Democrats reportedly want to make a swift nomination.

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