her younger brother was an undercover narcotics officer in baltimore and served in the maryland army national guard. and on the other side of the blue line, another uncle was sentenced to life in prison for a drug crime. >> in far too many cases, the punishment simply does not fit the crime. >> reporter: president obama commuted the sentence of her uncle, thomas brown, in 2016. she helped by sending his file to the prestigious law firm, wilmer hail, which submitted the clemency petition to president obama in 2014, six years before ketanji brown jackson became a judge. she has never publicly discussed her uncle's run-ins with the law. she has never been asked about it during her confirmation hearings. but she has said her personal history might be beneficial on the bench. >> the more experiences that can be brought to bear on our