WASHINGTON -- Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has made history as the first Black woman confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.President Joe Biden holds hands with Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as they watch the Senate vote on her confirmation. A 53-47 vote to cut off debate Thursday morning came hours before Jackson's expected confirmation.
"It will be a joyous day," said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as he announced Thursday's vote late Wednesday evening."Joyous for the Senate, joyous for the Supreme Court, joyous for America." Collins and Murkowski both decried the increasingly partisan confirmation process, which Collins called"broken" and Murkowski called"corrosive" and"more detached from reality by the year."
With her parents and family sitting behind her, she told the panel that her"path was clearer" than theirs as a Black American. Jackson attended Harvard University, served as a public defender, worked at a private law firm and was appointed as a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission in addition to her nine years on the federal bench.
Jackson's first term will be marked by cases involving race, both in college admissions and voting rights. She has pledged to sit out the court's consideration of Harvard's admissions program since she is a member of its board of overseers. But the court could split off a second case involving a challenge to the University of North Carolina's admissions process, which might allow her to weigh in on the issue.
JoeBiden i identify as a black woman, with a law degree and bushy hair but Biden administration told me i didn't qualify for Supreme Court consideration. What's up with that?
JoeBiden 🗣promise kept!✊🏾
JoeBiden Low-key, ABC must have some Biologists on retainer.
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JoeBiden What is a woman?
JoeBiden A woman who doesn't know she's a woman. some judges will change their decisions for the price of a loaf of bread.
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