Ketanji Brown Jackson was elected in late February by President Joe Biden, who had pledged to nominate a black woman for the first time in the history of the Supreme Court.
The progressive judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became today the first African American taking up duties in Supreme Courtwithout, however, changing the balance in this body, where conservatives are in the majority.
The 51-year-old judge was elected in late February by President Joe Biden, who had pledged to nominate a black woman for the first time in the history of the Supreme Court.
In the 233 years of the Supreme Court, 115 judges have served in it and only five of them were women – four white and one Hispanic. There were only two African-American judges. One of them, the conservative Clarence Thomas, was nominated by George W. Bush Sr. and still serves in the Court.
Ketanji Brown Jackson will take the place of 83-year-old progressive Steven Brier, who has decided to retire.
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